Reference counting

 
Hi,

how does the VM handle reference counting for the garbage collector?
When is the counter increased/decreased?

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On 09.05.2012, at 16:33, Damien Cassou wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> how does the VM handle reference counting for the garbage collector?
> When is the counter increased/decreased?


The Squeak VM does not use reference counting, but mark-and-sweep.

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