[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Modules gcmodule.c,2.70,2.71

[gvanrossum@users.sourceforge.net]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Modules
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv2992/Modules

Modified Files:
	gcmodule.c 
Log Message:
- New C API PyGC_Collect(), same as calling gc.collect().
- Call this in Py_Finalize().
- Expand the Misc/NEWS text on PY_LONG_LONG.


Index: gcmodule.c
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Modules/gcmodule.c,v
retrieving revision 2.70
retrieving revision 2.71
diff -C2 -d -r2.70 -r2.71
*** gcmodule.c	8 Apr 2003 17:17:17 -0000	2.70
--- gcmodule.c	17 Apr 2003 17:29:21 -0000	2.71
***************
*** 981,986 ****
  }
  
  /* for debugging */
! void _PyGC_Dump(PyGC_Head *g)
  {
  	_PyObject_Dump(FROM_GC(g));
--- 981,1004 ----
  }
  
+ /* API to invoke gc.collect() from C */
+ long
+ PyGC_Collect(void)
+ {
+ 	long n;
+ 
+ 	if (collecting)
+ 		n = 0; /* already collecting, don't do anything */
+ 	else {
+ 		collecting = 1;
+ 		n = collect(NUM_GENERATIONS - 1);
+ 		collecting = 0;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	return n;
+ }
+ 
  /* for debugging */
! void
! _PyGC_Dump(PyGC_Head *g)
  {
  	_PyObject_Dump(FROM_GC(g));