Garbage collector

[Daniel Keep]

Paolo Invernizzi wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> DMD 0.159 win32, Why I don't see my memory exploding while the program
> is running?
> 
> 
> int main(char[][] argv) {
>     std.gc.disable();
>     for (int i=0; i < 1000000; i++) {
>         byte[] a = new byte[10000000];
>     }
> }
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> ---
> Paolo Invernizzi

Well, I can only think of a few possibilities:

1. DMD is (for some reason) still collecting the old arrays.
2. DMD is smart enough to omit that line entirely since it knows you're
not using it.
3. You have 9 terabytes of RAM.

If #3 is correct, I want your machine.

The only other thing I can think of is that the program is crashing, but
not telling you.  Have you verified that the program is getting past
that for loop?

	-- Daniel

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