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Re: gc notes available


On 4 Nov 1998, Russell McManus wrote:

> Jim Blandy <jimb@red-bean.com> writes:
> 
> > Which would people prefer?
> > 1) Guile becomes slower overall, but does not pause noticeable for GC.
> > 2) Guile becomes faster overall, and most GC pauses become
> >    unnoticable, but does still pause occsionally?
> 
> The only thing 1 is better for is games, I would think, since we are
> still not providing real-time guarantees.  I vote for 2.
> 

yeah, what he said.


	Jay Glascoe
	jglascoe@jay.giss.nasa.gov