[gclist] More questions for the FAQ
Robert A Duff
bobduff@world.std.com
Thu, 21 Mar 1996 15:49:35 -0500
John Levine writes:
> Word files are structured as chunks of stuff with pointers, so getting
> rid of the garbage requires in effect a compacting GC.
And Henry says all the garbage goes away on a "save as", but not on a
"save". Yuck! You're telling me they know how to collect all this
garbage, but they don't actually do it on a save?! It seems like that's
the perfect time to invoke the gc. Are these people trying to sell
disks?
- Bob