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Yes, it is possible. The Go GC is written in the Go subset that can be compiled without heap allocation. The compiler even has a switch for this, which turns an

by _ph_ 9y ago

Yes, it is possible. The Go GC is written in the Go subset that can be compiled without heap allocation. The compiler even has a switch for this, which turns any heap allocation into a compile error. This is a subset of all possible Go programs, but still a very useful one.

w8rbt 9y ago
What is the compiler switch?
- _ph_ 9y ago
  Sorry, I don't know and haven't been able to locate it in the help for the build tool, but it was mentioned in a talk about the GC, especially about it being written in Go itself.