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Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/9] Remove Guile mark functions that don't mark anything
From: Doug Evans <xdje42@gmail.com>
To: Andy Wingo <wingo@igalia.com>
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On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 2:48 AM, Andy Wingo <wingo@igalia.com> wrote:
> Just FYI, mark functions are actively harmful, and should be avoided if
> possible.  They slow down allocation, slow down GC, and, more
> importantly, are very tricky to write correctly.  See:
>
>   https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guile-user/2011-11/msg00069.html

This sounds like it's *critical* to document somewhere in the Guile
docs, at least including the smob writer docs.  Did I miss it?