>>>>> "H" == H Yamamoto <ocean / m2.ccsnet.ne.jp> writes:

H> I understand 1.8 is better. Because 1.8 frees unused heap slot? :-)

 Well, here the example given with 1.6.8


moulon% ./ruby -v b.rb
ruby 1.6.8 (2002-12-24) [i686-linux]
178
check now
975698
148
149
149
149
b.rb:24:in `join': Interrupt
	from b.rb:24
moulon% 

 and with 1.8.4

moulon% /usr/bin/ruby -v b.rb
ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i486-linux]
187
check now
853644
800159
800160
800161
800162
b.rb:24:in `join': Interrupt
	from b.rb:24
moulon% 



Guy Decoux