From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2008-03-18T21:08:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Are Depreciated Methods "add_final" & "remove_final" supposed to ACTUALLY WORK?

>>>>> "C" == Charles Thornton <ceo@hawthorne-press.com> writes:

C> "add_finalizer()" does not set the " need_call_final"
C> variable  to '1' .  Which means during GC,  objects are
C> not checked for finalizers added via "add_finalizer()"
C> unless "define_finalizer()" is also called!

 I know, why do you think that I've called ::call_finalizer  which
 precisely set need_call_final ?

C> Correct me if I am wrong.  But if GC runs across a
C> UNMARKED Object with a Finalizer during GC,
C> the object can be deleted WITHOUT the finalizer
C> ever running! 

 no if you call ::call_finalizer

C> This seems like a BUG to me!

 no, just a different interface.


Guy Decoux