PackageDescription: ForceFinalization


Force Finalization

Last published: February 26, 2009 by 'Reinout'

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ForceFinalization
Routines that force deep finalization of all garbagecollectable objects, useful when measuring memory leakage.

ObjectMemory finalizeDeeply.
ObjectMemory globalFinalizeDeeply.
ObjectMemory verboseFinalizeDeeply.
ObjectMemory verboseGlobalFinalizeDeeply.


Limitations:
-Not thead safe, only one thread should call this code at a time.
-Must be called at priority < #lowIOPriority (that of the innerFinalizationLoop).
If called under those circumstances the code cannot guarantee completenes of the finalization.



This package is publically maintained: please publish your enhancements in the open repository



Copyright (c) 2007 Reinout Heeck

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