*gc-flag*

Type:	-	system variable
Source:	-	xldmem.c

Syntax

 *gc-flag*

Description

*gc-flag* is a system variable that controls the printing of a garbage collection message. If *gc-flag* is NIL , no garbage collection messages will be printed. If *gc-flag* is non-NIL , a garbage collection message will be printed whenever a gc takes place. The default value for *gc-flag* is NIL. The message will be of the form:

[ gc: total 4000, 2497 free ]

Examples

*gc-flag*           ; returns NIL
(gc)                ; returns NIL
(setq *gc-flag* T)  ; set up for message
(gc)                ; prints a gc message

See the *gc-flag* system variable in the XLISP 2.0 manual.

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