GCJ 3.3 crash with string handling reproduceable case

Thu Feb 27 07:25:00 GMT 2003

> I've just deployed a minGW application compiled by 3.3.
>> Does the problem with garbage collection mean that memory won't be
> recovered, and that the application will starve? I mean, is this something
> that will bring down the application and even the entire OS?
>> Should I recall the application, and compile with 3.2 instead?

Relax! The GC still works - if you don't believe me, compile and
run this program with Mohan's GCJ 3.3 build and you should see
the messages when the objects are reclaimed by the GC:
------------------------------- 8< --------------------------------
public class TestGC
{
 public static void main( String[] args) throws Exception
 {
 for( int i = 0; i < 1000000; i++)
 {
 TestGC discardMe = new TestGC( );
 }
 }
 public void finalize( ) throws Throwable
 {
 System.out.println( "Goodbye cruel world!");
 }
}
------------------------------- 8< --------------------------------
Ranjit.