garbage collection program

Original Post

Oct 11, 2002 at 12:32 AM

how can i code a GC for windows? any good site recommendations? also how can i stop overflows from allowing bugs that could comprimise secuirty?

JuNC

Oct 11, 2002 at 3:21 AM

GC is a big subject, try googling for info.

Top google ref for 'garbage collector'

[edited by - JuNC on October 11, 2002 4:21:55 AM]

Sneftel

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Sneftel

Oct 11, 2002 at 3:30 AM

You may want to consider reference-counting for garbage collection. It''s prone to errors if used by itself (circular references can cause objects to become uncollectable), but it''s simple and easy to implement. COM uses reference counting for its GC.

As for preventing overflows: the only way in user space to prevent access violations is to not allow untrusted machine code to be run. Use a VM, and do bounds checking.

Don''t listen to me. I''ve had too much coffee.

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