On Oct 25, 2005, at 12:45 AM, Jeremy Tregunna wrote:

> I'm curious if someone can point me to a technical description of  
> ruby's garbage collector?

There might be one in the Ruby Hacking Guide (in Japanese).  Guy  
Decoux might also be able to describe it for you in French, Ruby or C.

The short, english description is a conservative mark and sweep  
garbage collector.

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