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From: higuchi@karc.crl.go.jp (Hideyuki Higuchi)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.clos
Subject: Beginner's question on no referenced instance
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Date: 30 May 91 03:36:35 GMT
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It's my little trivial question.

Is a CLOS interpreter always has at least one reference to each instance?

I think a class object has to maintain instances lists for
"make-instances-obsolete" or other functions, so each instance will never
GCed. Is it true?

Thank you.


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			Hideyuki Higuchi
			Kansai Advanced Research Center
			Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications, JAPAN