Deprecate Buffers.

[Andrew Whitworth]

Strong +1 from me. Besides their use in packfiles, Buffers don't
really serve a huge purpose anymore. I would far prefer to avoid using
them, use ByteBuffer PMC instead, and simplify logic in the GC.

--Andrew Whitworth



On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 5:12 AM, Vasily Chekalkin <bacek at bacek.com> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> Currently we have STRING and Buffers as one of core GCable objects.
> Buffers were introduced long time ago, before ByteBuffer PMC. At this
> point of Buffers used only in Packfiles and can be easiliy replaced
> with BytBuffer.
>
> I would like to deprecate Buffers. It will simplify life of ony GC
> implementors (e.g. me with gc_massacre), cleanup code, decrease
> maintenance cost, etc.
>
> --
> Bacek
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