Re: GCing and Object Lisp

[alms (Andrew LM Shalit)]

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> From: Ranson <ranson@lannion.cnet.fr>
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> Subject: Re: GCing and Object Lisp
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> But is there a time when the number of references to an Object Lisp object is
> down to 0? LICENCE-TO-OBJECT seems to indicate that the system keeps one refe-
> rence internally. Or does the GC special-cases this reference?
>      Daniel Ranson (ranson@lannion.cnet.fr)
> 

License-to-object walks the heap.  That's why it's so slow, and not recommended
for "daily use".