On 02 Nov 2014, at 19:39, Max Leske <maxleske@gmail.com> wrote:


On 02.11.2014, at 18:28, Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Max,

     could the cache be reimplemented using WeakArray?  Stuff like this is a drag.  eg in Squeak the Windows menu holds onto all the windows that were open when last the menu was opened.  So to get a window reclaimed after being closed if you opened the Windows menu you have to open it again.  I must fix that.

No idea. I really didn���t look at what it does, I just tracked pointers ;)

But yes, maybe that would be a good idea. Adding ���ASTCache reset.��� all over the place is not really a good strategy.

I���ll send a copy of this message to Marcus and Cl��ment; I suspect they might know more about the AST stuff.


Yes��� I am not happy with the AST cache as it is now. for one, yes, it might hold on to things. And it can get large.
So we definitely need to have a look. (I am actually amazed how well it works till now���  ;-) ).


Marcus