Related nitpick: > *Warning:* The information at SpiderMonkey Garbage Collection > Tips<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/SpiderMonkey_Garbage_Collection_Tips>and > in the JSAPI User Guide<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/SpiderMonkey/JSAPI_User_Guide>is woefully out of date and should be ignored completely.
If that's true, why are the linked pages still around? Is it really hard to remove the out of date/incorrect information? Seeing messages like this on MDN alongside blatantly wrong information *without* a disclaimer causes me to intrinsically distrust everything I read there. :) On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 7:18 AM, Till Schneidereit <tschneider...@gmail.com>wrote: > There's a rooting guide on the wiki here: > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/SpiderMonkey/GC_Rooting_Guide > > It's not very thorough, but it's something. > > > On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Tom Schuster <t...@schuster.me> wrote: > > > You wont have to bother with HandleObject or RootedObject etc. These > > are internal to js/ and we take care of these cases. Just use > > JS::Handle<JSObject*> or JS::Rooted<JSObject*>. Thanks for pointing > > people to this file. > > > > PS: The correct handle for Jon Coppeard is of course jonco! > > > > On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 3:58 PM, smaug <sm...@welho.com> wrote: > > > On 04/23/2013 04:07 PM, Tom Schuster wrote: > > >> > > >> At the moment it's really just Jono working full time on this, and > > >> terrence and other people reviewing. This stuff is actually quite easy > > >> and you can expect really fast review times from our side. > > >> > > >> In some parts of the code rooting could literally just mean to replace > > >> JS::Value to JS::RootedValue and fixing the references to the > > >> variable. It's really easy once you did it a few times. > > >> > > >> Here is a list of all files that still have rooting problems: > > >> http://pastebin.mozilla.org/2340241 > > >> And the details for each and every problem: > > >> https://people.mozilla.com/~sfink/analysis/browser/rootingHazards.txt > > >> > > >> We are using https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=831379 to > > >> track the rooting progress, make sure to file every bug as blocking > > >> this one. I would appreciate if every module peer or owner would just > > >> take a look at his/her module and tried to fix some of the issue. If > > >> you are unsure or need help, ask us on #jsapi. > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> Tom > > >> > > > > > > I found > > http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/js/public/RootingAPI.h > > > quite useful, but there are few things to > > > clarify. For example some code uses HandleObject and some code > > > Handle<JSObject*> and having two ways to do the same thing > > > just makes the code harder to read. > > > > > > > > >> On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 3:03 AM, Robert O'Callahan < > > rob...@ocallahan.org> > > >> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 5:36 AM, Terrence Cole <tc...@mozilla.com> > > wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Our exact rooting work is at a spot right now where we could easily > > use > > >>>> more hands to accelerate the process. The main problem is that the > > work > > >>>> is easy and tedious: a hard sell for pretty much any hacker at > > mozilla. > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> It sounds worthwhile to encourage developers who aren't currently > > working > > >>> on critical-path projects to pile onto the exact rooting project. > > Getting > > >>> GGC over the line reaps some pretty large benefits and it's an > > >>> all-or-nothing project, unlike say pursuing the long tail of WebIDL > > >>> conversions. > > >>> > > >>> If that sounds right, put out a call for volunteers (by which I > include > > >>> paid staff) to help push on exact rooting, with detailed > instructions. > > I > > >>> know some people who could probably help. > > >>> > > >>> Rob > > >>> -- > > >>> q“qIqfq qyqoquq qlqoqvqeq qtqhqoqsqeq qwqhqoq qlqoqvqeq qyqoquq,q > > >>> qwqhqaqtq > > >>> qcqrqeqdqiqtq qiqsq qtqhqaqtq qtqoq qyqoquq?q qEqvqeqnq > qsqiqnqnqeqrqsq > > >>> qlqoqvqeq qtqhqoqsqeq qwqhqoq qlqoqvqeq qtqhqeqmq.q qAqnqdq qiqfq > > qyqoquq > > >>> qdqoq qgqoqoqdq qtqoq qtqhqoqsqeq qwqhqoq qaqrqeq qgqoqoqdq qtqoq > > >>> qyqoquq,q > > >>> qwqhqaqtq qcqrqeqdqiqtq qiqsq qtqhqaqtq qtqoq qyqoquq?q qEqvqeqnq > > >>> qsqiqnqnqeqrqsq qdqoq qtqhqaqtq.q" > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> dev-platform mailing list > > >>> dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org > > >>> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > dev-platform mailing list > > dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org > > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform > > > _______________________________________________ > dev-platform mailing list > dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform > -- -kg _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
