prototype multiple dispatch creates uncollectable garbage?

[James McCartney]

On Sep 7, 2004, at 5:00 PM, Lee Salzman wrote:

> This would just be the same as having generic functions, i.e. won't
> work.

I don't see how this is equivalent to generic functions. generic 
functions are global. I am proposing to store a method in the first 
argument, i.e. local. please explain.

> One easy way around this is just to GC roles/methods by whether or
> not all role positions have some roles pointing to the method.

in other words you have to use reference counting.


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