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    signature MLTON_GC =
       sig
          val collect: unit -> unit
          val pack: unit -> unit
          val setMessages: bool -> unit
          val setSummary: bool -> unit
          val unpack: unit -> unit
       end

- `collect ()`

causes a garbage collection to occur.

- `pack ()`

shrinks the heap as much as possible so that other processes can use available RAM.

- `setMessages b`

controls whether diagnostic messages are printed at the beginning and end of each garbage collection. It is the same as the `gc-messages` runtime system option.

- `setSummary b`

controls whether a summary of garbage collection statistics is printed upon termination of the program. It is the same as the `gc-summary` runtime system option.

- `unpack ()`

resizes a packed heap to the size desired by the runtime.

Last edited on 2004-11-02 04:24:34 by StephenWeeks.