From: Joel VanderWerf [mailto:vjoel / path.berkeley.edu]
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 10:52 PM
>This is probably a situation where GC is being conservative. A simple
>example:
>
>class Foo; end
>
>foo = Foo.new
>foo = nil
>
>GC.start
>
>p ObjectSpace.each_object(Foo) {}  # ==> 1

OK, I've got it.

>In my experience, it's hard to write precise unit tests for GC behavior,
>and you end up with some fuzziness. The important property of GC is
>really the asymptotic behavior.

Just for now, I need no precise unit test. I just want to know, would the
objects of MyClass collected in principle. Can I achieve the goal somehow?

V.