From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2003-03-27T18:35:41+09:00
Subject: Re: [Q]  Caveats of rb_global_variable() ?

>>>>> "J" == Julian Snitow <vangczung@yahoo.com> writes:

J> It works, but is this a healthy practice?  I.e., am I keeping these 
J> values from being deallocated until the program terminates, and if so, 
J> is there a better way to ensure that the GC does not cull these 
J> referenced objects while the StatArray instance exists, but to allow 
J> normal garbage collection afterwards?

 Well, it's really difficult to answer without seeing your C source but
 rb_global_variable() use rb_gc_register_variable() and the opposite is
 rb_gc_unregister_variable() 


Guy Decoux