-[ Mon, May 09, 2011 at 11:14:11AM +0200, [email protected] ]---- > am I correct in assuming that the return value from > scm_from_locale_keyword("unknown"); > won't ever be garbage collected od do I have to protect > it?
>From an IRC discussion some time ago: 16:11 < rixed> BTW, is it required to scm_gc_protect_object a symbol ? 16:11 < civodul> no 16:13 < rixed> civodul: even with guile 1.8? 16:14 < civodul> in 1.8 you have to protect it 16:14 < civodul> but you should use the snarfing macros 16:14 < civodul> SCM_SYMBOL and SCM_GLOBAL_SYMBOL 16:14 < rixed> civodul: well, probably, but that's my first project using guile so I'd rather do it by hand - I find it actualy simpler :) 16:14 < dsmith-work> Wasn't there some recent changes that allow symbols to be gc'd? 16:16 < civodul> rixed: ok; so if you want both 1.8 and 1.6, then always scm_gc_protect_object 16:16 < civodul> s/1.6/2.0/ 16:29 < rixed> civodul: will do. thanx! So I'd say it depends on the target guile version.
