forcing weak purity

[deadalnix]

Le 23/05/2012 15:52, Steven Schveighoffer a écrit :
> What if memory is tight, and the only way to get memory for this new
> allocation is to collect from the main heap? This seems an odd
> limitation, since strong-pure functions would not be affected by
> collecting in the main heap *at all*.
>
> -Steve

It is up to the GC to collect memory when it is tight. This operation 
isn't and shouldn't be pure.

It can eventually be called within the allocation mecanism.