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Jank uses Boehm GC (written in C, also used by the likes of Inkscape, Guile and Mono) - it is discussed a little in the previous blog posts, e.g. https://jank-l

by refset 2y ago

Jank uses Boehm GC (written in C, also used by the likes of Inkscape, Guile and Mono) - it is discussed a little in the previous blog posts, e.g. https://jank-lang.org/blog/2023-07-08-object-model/ https://jank-lang.org/blog/2023-07-08-object-model/

k_g_b_ 2y ago
Guile seems to prepare to switch to https://github.com/wingo/whippet https://github.com/wingo/whippet - a GC C library that can wrap Boehm/BDW but also provides more (and less) advanced GC options. Should be a good option for Jank and similar projects as well - especially if they already use BDW.
gaze 2y ago
Have you considered MPS? https://github.com/Ravenbrook/mps https://github.com/Ravenbrook/mps .
- refset 2y ago
  I'm just an enthusiastic bystander so I don't know the answer. Hopefully Jeaye can chime in.
- Jeaye 2y ago
  Yep! MPS was considered, but Boehm was significantly easier to get going. For jank's next GC, the plan is to use MMTK.