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diff --git a/miralib/ex/makebug.m b/miralib/ex/makebug.m new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b32d4bb --- /dev/null +++ b/miralib/ex/makebug.m @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +> makebug size = [Tofile "/tmp/big.m" (big_def size)] +> big_def n = "big_list\n=[\n" ++ lay (rep n " \"hello\",") ++ " \"hello\"]\n" + +This tests garbage collection during compilation. First turn on gc +reports by saying + /gc + +To generate /tmp/big.m of chosen size say, e.g. + makebug 10000 +to get mira to compile the result say + /f /tmp/big +Saying this repeatedly (or /f %) will force recompilations +Or from the command line after quitting mira + rm /tmp/big.x #to force recompilation + mira -make -gc /tmp/big + +If the heap becomes corrupted you will see strange type errors or +"impossible event" messages. From Rick Morgan at Durham, May 1990. |