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diff --git a/development/gc/slack-desc b/development/gc/slack-desc index 4f1e68c3d5..ba2f527ff0 100644 --- a/development/gc/slack-desc +++ b/development/gc/slack-desc @@ -1,11 +1,19 @@ -gc: Boehm-Demers-Weiser garbage collector +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':'. + + |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| +gc: gc (Boehm-Demers-Weiser garbage collector) gc: -gc: The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector can be used as a -gc: garbage collecting replacement for C malloc or C++ new. It allows you to -gc: allocate memory basically as you normally would, without explicitly -gc: deallocating memory that is no longer useful. The collector automatically -gc: recycles memory when it determines that it can no longer be otherwise -gc: accessed. +gc: The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector can be used +gc: as a garbage collecting replacement for C malloc or C++ new. It +gc: allows you to allocate memory basically as you normally would, +gc: without explicitly deallocating memory that is no longer useful. The +gc: collector automatically recycles memory when it determines that it +gc: can no longer be otherwise accessed. gc: gc: Homepage: http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/ gc: |