[plt-scheme] PLT Scheme v370

So, If I'm using Scheme_Object * in my extensions, what
must I do to prevent them from being moved around?

Will scheme_dont_gc_ptr() suffice?

--Hans


Op 21/5/2007 schreef "Eli Barzilay" <eli at barzilay.org>:

>PLT Scheme version 370 is now available from
>
>  http://download.plt-scheme.org/
>
>Some highlights:
>
>* The conservative garbage collector (CGC) has been replaced with a
>  precise garbage collector (3m) in the standard build.  For most
>  users, this change simply amounts to "better performance in space
>  and time".  For example, a long-running DrScheme instance typically
>  uses much less memory than before.
>
>  The new memory manager also supports a new "Limit Memory..." option
>  (in DrScheme's "Scheme" menu) to limit the memory use of a
>  programming running inside DrScheme.
>
>  For those who work with C-implemented libraries and extensions, the
>  switch to precise collection may complicate interoperability.  To a
>  large extent, however, `(lib "foreign.ss")' works the same with both
>  collectors.  (But note that the 3m is a moving collector, so be
>  careful with passing Scheme objects to C.)
>
>  Although our pre-built binaries use the new collector, builds from
>  source using the conservative collector are still supported.
>
>* For a program written with one of the the "How to Design Programs"
>  (HtDP) languages, DrScheme saves the program with meta-information
>  that identifies the language and records the teachpacks used by the
>  program.  DrScheme's teachpack GUI now works only with the HtDP
>  languages.  In other languages, use `require' to access teachpacks.
>
>  The meta-information is in the form of a reader extension that turns
>  the file content into a `module'-based program, which means that
>  teaching-language files can be loaded directly into MzScheme or used
>  with other PLT Scheme tools.
>
>* The HtDP "world.ss" and "image.ss" teachpacks have been revised,
>  including support for the creation of animated GIFs.
>
>* Unit-based servlets are no longer supported in the web server.  Use
>  module-based servlets, instead.  (Servlets can be implemented using
>  a `unit' within a `module', but the web server's API is provided
>  through a module.)
>
>* A new `(lib "unit.ss")' library replaces the old one and provides a
>  simpler and more flexible syntax.  The `(lib "unitsig.ss")' library
>  is deprecated but still available as `(lib "unitsig200.ss")', and
>  the old `(lib "unit.ss")' is available as `(lib "unit200.ss")'.
>
>Feedback Welcome,
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