When the reader has a top-level expression in the REPL, it gets evaluated. Evaluation goes through the Compiler which generates bytecode from your forms. Before the bytecode can be executed, it needs to be loaded into the JVM, and that happens by wrapping it in a class and loading that.
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Greg Harman <ghar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I believe you, but I don't understand why. I'm doing nothing but > evaluate my test function over and over. Since no new functions are > being defined, why would this evaluation use any PermGen? > > On Jan 25, 5:57 am, Christian Vest Hansen <karmazi...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Clojure creates class not for every function call, but for every >> function definition. >> >> The PermGen growth you see is the REPL compiling your input, most likely. > > > > -- Venlig hilsen / Kind regards, Christian Vest Hansen. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
