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06-Oct-2014 20:51, Dicebot пишет: > https:// github.com/ D-Programming- Language/ druntime/ pull/985 > > Here is initial port result available for early experiments. It can be > compiled with make -f posix.mak GC_TYPE=concurrent and passes the test > suite with only shared library tests disabled (ef20b7a). > Here is initial port result available for early experiments. It can becompiled with make -f posix.mak GC_TYPE=concurrent and passes the testsuite with only shared library tests disabled (ef20b7a). > There are still many issues to be aware of: > 1) Documentation is largely missing. Working on it, reading > @leandro-lucarella-sociomantic old posts > ( http:// www.llucax. com.ar/ blog/blog/tag/ understanding% 20the% 20current%20gc ) > may help in the meanwhile > 2) Code style differs from Phobos standards. To be fixed soon. There are still many issues to be aware of:1) Documentation is largely missing. Working on it, reading@leandro-lucarella-sociomantic old postsmay help in the meanwhile2) Code style differs from Phobos standards. To be fixed soon. > 3) Shared library support is completely missing. Proxy infrastructure > similar to one in existing gc needs to be added and I don't know if > actual implementation will work in such environments or more changes > will be needed. Never used that anyway ;) > 4) Deadlock issue ( > still remains. It is not critical to our code because it almost never > uses threads so no big effort was put into it but this can be huge > problem for any other project. 4) Deadlock issue ( http:// www.dso urce.org/ projects/ tango/ ticket/2087 still remains. It is not critical to our code because it almost neveruses threads so no big effort was put into it but this can be hugeproblem for any other project. http://www.musl-libc.org/ (Binaries linked statically with Musl can co-exist with GLIBC-based OS just fine) I might try CDGC+musl sometime soonish anyway, but just letting this idea out in case you are interested. > > In general this is very far from something that can be merged upstream > straight away and replace default GC on linux. It can be interesting for > other projects with similar architecture and requirements and probably > helpful for anyone else working on better D GC. > > And contributions are welcome via pull requests towards this PR base > branch > ( https:// github.com/ mihails- strasuns- sociomantic/ druntime-1/ tree/ sociomantic- cdgc-wip ) > or as e-mail patches (public@dicebot.lv) In general this is very far from something that can be merged upstreamstraight away and replace default GC on linux. It can be interesting forother projects with similar architecture and requirements and probablyhelpful for anyone else working on better D GC.And contributions are welcome via pull requests towards this PR basebranchor as e-mail patches (public@dicebot.lv) -- Dmitry Olshansky