compiler support added for precise GC

[Jacob Carlborg]

On 2012-04-16 09:09, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 4/15/2012 11:30 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>> Cool, but why was "getMembers" removed?
>
> 1. It was intended to be used for precise gc.

I thought it was a first step for runtime reflection.

> 2. It was never implemented (always returned null).

I've noticed that.

> 3. Nobody used it or asked for it.

I've heard many people ask for a way to get the members of a class using 
runtime reflection and I always pointed to getMembers. I always thought 
it was supposed to be getMembers but that it wasn't finished yet. 
There's a bug report about it:

http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2844

> 4. GCInfo seems to be a better design.

I see. Makes sense, I just thought it was for a different use.

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/Jacob Carlborg