[fpc-devel] Improving Ref Counting

[Jamie McCracken]

Jonas Maebe wrote:
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> On 28 feb 2005, at 12:26, Jamie McCracken wrote:
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>>> FPC uses an platform independent method. The C++ ABI isn't used.
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>> But it could be used on platforms that have a "fairly" stable and 
>> standardised C++ ABI (windows and Linux mainly). Other platforms can 
>> use the current FPC generic method as a fallback.
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> FPC could use that trick on (pretty much?) any platform. It doesn't have 
> to be compatible with the official C++ abi of that platform (just like 
> the current technique isn't either). It just isn't implemented yet.

Yes thats right which is why I think its best to optimise its 
implementation in the various RTLs (the Linux RTL could use the C++ ABI 
or something else depending on which is faster etc).

jamie.



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