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authorJeff Sturm <jsturm@one-point.com>2003-07-28 04:18:23 +0000
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Import GC 6.3alpha1.
* BCC_MAKEFILE: Merge with GC 6.3alpha1 release. * ChangeLog: Likewise. * Makefile.am: Likewise. * Makefile.direct: Likewise. * Makefile.dj: Likewise. * allchblk.c: Likewise. * alloc.c: Likewise. * backgraph.c: Likewise. * configure.host: Likewise. * configure.in: Likewise. * dbg_mlc.c: Likewise. * dyn_load.c: Likewise. * finalize.c: Likewise. * gc_cpp.cc: Likewise. * gc_dlopen.c: Likewise. * gcj_mlc.c: Likewise. * if_mach.c: Likewise. * mach_dep.c: Likewise. * malloc.c: Likewise. * mallocx.c: Likewise. * mark.c: Likewise. * mark_rts.c: Likewise. * misc.c: Likewise. * os_dep.c: Likewise. * ptr_chck.c: Likewise. * reclaim.c: Likewise. * solaris_pthreads.c: Likewise. * solaris_threads.c: Likewise. * sparc_mach_dep.S: Likewise. * threadlibs.c: Likewise. * typd_mlc.c: Likewise. * version.h: Likewise. * win32_threads.c: Likewise. * Mac_files/MacOS_Test_config.h: Likewise. * Mac_files/MacOS_config.h: Likewise. * cord/cordbscs.c: Likewise. * cord/cordprnt.c: Likewise. * cord/de_win.c: Likewise. * doc/README: Likewise. * doc/README.MacOSX: Likewise. * doc/README.changes: Likewise. * doc/README.environment: Likewise. * doc/README.ews4800: Likewise. * doc/README.linux: Likewise. * doc/README.macros: Likewise. * doc/README.win32: Likewise. * doc/debugging.html: Likewise. * doc/gcdescr.html: Likewise. * doc/tree.html: Likewise. * include/Makefile.in: Likewise. * include/gc.h: Likewise. * include/gc_cpp.h: Likewise. * include/gc_local_alloc.h: Likewise. * include/gc_mark.h: Likewise. * include/gc_pthread_redirects.h: Likewise. * include/gc_typed.h: Likewise. * include/new_gc_alloc.h: Likewise. * include/private/dbg_mlc.h: Likewise. * include/private/gc_hdrs.h: Likewise. * include/private/gc_locks.h: Likewise. * include/private/gc_pmark.h: Likewise. * include/private/gc_priv.h: Likewise. * include/private/gcconfig.h: Likewise. * include/private/solaris_threads.h: Likewise. * include/private/specific.h: Likewise. * tests/test.c: Likewise. * tests/test_cpp.cc: Likewise. * configure: Rebuild. * Makefile.in: Rebuild. * mips_sgi_mach_dep.s: Add. * alpha_mach_dep.s: Remove. * irix_threads.c: Remove. * linux_threads.c: Remove. * mips_sgi_mach_dep.S: Remove. * missing: Remove. * powerpc_macosx_mach_dep.s: Remove. * doc/Makefile.am: Remove. * doc/Makefile.in: Remove. From-SVN: r69880
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
Copyright (c) 1988, 1989 Hans-J. Boehm, Alan J. Demers
Copyright (c) 1991-1996 by Xerox Corporation. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1996-1999 by Silicon Graphics. All rights reserved.
-Copyright (c) 1999-2001 by Hewlett-Packard Company. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 1999-2003 by Hewlett-Packard Company. All rights reserved.
The file linux_threads.c is also
Copyright (c) 1998 by Fergus Henderson. All rights reserved.
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ Copyright (c) 1998 by Fergus Henderson. All rights reserved.
The files Makefile.am, and configure.in are
Copyright (c) 2001 by Red Hat Inc. All rights reserved.
-The files config.guess and a few others are copyrighted by the Free
-Software Foundation.
+Several files supporting GNU-style builds are copyrighted by the Free
+Software Foundation, and carry a different license from that given
+below.
THIS MATERIAL IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED. ANY USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ are GPL'ed, but with an exception that should cover all uses in the
collector. (If you are concerned about such things, I recommend you look
at the notice in config.guess or ltmain.sh.)
-This is version 6.1alpha3 of a conservative garbage collector for C and C++.
+This is version 6.3alpha1 of a conservative garbage collector for C and C++.
You might find a more recent version of this at
@@ -228,10 +229,12 @@ and several of those are compatible with the collector.
or equivalent is supplied. Many of these have separate README.system
files.
- Dynamic libraries are completely supported only under SunOS
+ Dynamic libraries are completely supported only under SunOS/Solaris,
(and even that support is not functional on the last Sun 3 release),
-Linux, IRIX 5&6, HP-PA, Win32 (not Win32S) and OSF/1 on DEC AXP machines.
-On other machines we recommend that you do one of the following:
+Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, IRIX 5&6, HP/UX, Win32 (not Win32S) and OSF/1
+on DEC AXP machines plus perhaps a few others listed near the top
+of dyn_load.c. On other machines we recommend that you do one of
+the following:
1) Add dynamic library support (and send us the code).
2) Use static versions of the libraries.
@@ -245,6 +248,8 @@ On other machines we recommend that you do one of the following:
In all cases we assume that pointer alignment is consistent with that
enforced by the standard C compilers. If you use a nonstandard compiler
you may have to adjust the alignment parameters defined in gc_priv.h.
+Note that this may also be an issue with packed records/structs, if those
+enforce less alignment for pointers.
A port to a machine that is not byte addressed, or does not use 32 bit
or 64 bit addresses will require a major effort. A port to plain MSDOS