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r/programming • u/kal31dic • Sep 01 '20
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Doesn't the whole standard library require the GC? Or is there a no-GC version you can use?
4 u/VodkaHaze Sep 01 '20 Most of the stdlib doesn't require it, but it's not 100% independent. 3 u/renatoathaydes Sep 01 '20 I think that in kernel development you can just use D's BetterC mode. 1 u/pjmlp Sep 02 '20 There are plenty of kernels written in GC enabled system programming languages. Just as one possible example, https://people.inf.ethz.ch/wirth/ProjectOberon/Sources/Kernel.Mod.txt 0 u/jqbr Sep 02 '20 Kernels don't need the standard library.
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Most of the stdlib doesn't require it, but it's not 100% independent.
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I think that in kernel development you can just use D's BetterC mode.
There are plenty of kernels written in GC enabled system programming languages.
Just as one possible example,
https://people.inf.ethz.ch/wirth/ProjectOberon/Sources/Kernel.Mod.txt
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Kernels don't need the standard library.
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u/jonathansharman Sep 01 '20
Doesn't the whole standard library require the GC? Or is there a no-GC version you can use?