Export GC memory manager to C???

[Vladimir Panteleev]

On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:31:01 +0300, Robert Persson <r.k.persson at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Would it be possible to export GC.malloc(...) as a C function in a DLL,  
> to
> use as a garbage collected memory allocator for C ? Or does the garbage
> collector not scan outside the boundaries of the DLL?
>
> /Robert Persson, Sweden

To use D's garbage collector in another environment, you'd need to do the  
following:

1) Use the GC for allocation, naturally
2) Specify the boundaries of the data segment, containing global and  
static variables
3) Inform the GC of all threads, so that it can scan their stacks
4) If any of your objects require finalization upon collection, you'd need  
to find a way to integrate that.

D's garbage collector is based on the Boehm GC, which was written for  
C/C++. You may want to use that instead.

http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/

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  Vladimir                            mailto:vladimir at thecybershadow.net