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From: darel@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Darel Mesher)
Subject: Relinquishing large data structures.
Message-ID: <285372BC.8478@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
Sender: darel@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Darel Mesher)
Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 91 12:38:19 GMT


Hello, 

I am developing an application in KEE which handles very large 
data structures.  During the course of reasoning on the data 
set, some data structures are replaced by others.  I was wondering
what the most efficient way is to reclaim this storage 
space?  Is there a way to inform the garbage collector that this 
data structure (typically ~10Mbytes) is no longer active
and should therefore, be reclaimed as garbage?  I have looked
through the microExplorer manuals but have not found any
suitable reference to controlling the GC mechanism in this fashion.  

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
   Darel.


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Darel Mesher		     VE3DLT	
Electrical and Computer Engineering
McMaster University			    darel@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca