[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Doc/ref ref3.tex,1.59,1.60

[Fred L. Drake]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/ref
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv20851/ref

Modified Files:
	ref3.tex 
Log Message:

Updated note about collection of cyclic garbage, based on comments from
Chris Ryland.


Index: ref3.tex
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/ref/ref3.tex,v
retrieving revision 1.59
retrieving revision 1.60
diff -C2 -r1.59 -r1.60
*** ref3.tex	2001/01/18 15:17:06	1.59
--- ref3.tex	2001/01/22 17:46:18	1.60
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*** 46,52 ****
  implemented, as long as no objects are collected that are still
  reachable.  (Implementation note: the current implementation uses a
! reference-counting scheme which collects most objects as soon as they
! become unreachable, but never collects garbage containing circular
! references.)
  \index{garbage collection}
  \index{reference counting}
--- 46,55 ----
  implemented, as long as no objects are collected that are still
  reachable.  (Implementation note: the current implementation uses a
! reference-counting scheme with (optional) delayed detection of
! cyclicly linked garbage, which collects most objects as soon as they
! become unreachable, but is not guaranteed to collect garbage
! containing circular references.  See the
! \citetitle[../lib/module-gc.html]{Python Library Reference} for
! information on controlling the collection of cyclic garbage.)
  \index{garbage collection}
  \index{reference counting}