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Re: The taming of the before-gc-hook (was Re: Upcoming 1.3.2 release)
Jim Blandy <jimb@red-bean.com> writes:
> I'm willing to revisit this issue when someone shows up with a problem
> in an actual application which they are having a hard time solving
> without an after-gc-hook. But for now, we should leave it out.
>
Guile already uses a (hackish implementation) of after-gc-hook with
gc-thunk (used in popen.scm). So, if we are providing the mechanism
anyway, why not just use a hook and get the benefit of a nice
interface?
--
Greg