whiteknight/gc_finalize branch

[James E Keenan]

On 5/5/12 11:05 AM, Andrew Whitworth wrote:
> After some discussion on #parrot last week, we wanted to try and get
> GC finalization working. I've created the whiteknight/gc_finalize
> branch to try and do exactly that. This branch makes some non-trivial
> changes to the interpreter destruction sequence, enables GC
> finalization unconditionally, and removes the --leak-test commandline
> option (which was optionally activating a broken version of gc
> finalization).
>

Can you provide for the quasi-layperson a definition of "GC finalization."

> Right now the branch is passing coretest.

It's passing the basis 'make test' on linux/i386.  I will run it through 
my usual testing routines.  Are there any tests that should have been added?

Thank you very much.
Jim Keenan