gnu/packages/bdw-gc.scm

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  18
  19 (define-module (gnu packages bdw-gc)
  20   #:use-module (guix licenses)
  21   #:use-module (guix packages)
  22   #:use-module (guix download)
  23   #:use-module (guix utils)
  24   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu))
  25
  26 (define-public libgc
  27   (package
  28    (name "libgc")
  29    (version "7.2alpha6")
  30    (source (origin
  31             (method url-fetch)
  32             (uri (string-append
  33                   "http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/gc_source/gc-"
  34                   version ".tar.gz"))
  35             (sha256
  36              (base32
  37               "05jwadjbrv8pr7z9cb4miskicxqpxm0pca4h2rg5cgbpajr2bx7b"))))
  38    (build-system gnu-build-system)
  39    (synopsis "The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector
  40 for C and C++")
  41    (description
  42     "The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector can be used
  43 as a garbage collecting replacement for C malloc or C++ new.  It allows
  44 you to allocate memory basically as you normally would, without
  45 explicitly deallocating memory that is no longer useful.  The collector
  46 automatically recycles memory when it determines that it can no longer
  47 be otherwise accessed.
  48
  49 The collector is also used by a number of programming language
  50 implementations that either use C as intermediate code, want to
  51 facilitate easier interoperation with C libraries, or just prefer the
  52 simple collector interface.
  53
  54 Alternatively, the garbage collector may be used as a leak detector for
  55 C or C++ programs, though that is not its primary goal.")
  56    (home-page "http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/")
  57
  58    ;; permissive X11-style license:
  59    ;; http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/license.txt
  60    (license x11)))