Re: A89: Flash ROM-Archive command

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Subject: Re: A89: Flash ROM-Archive command
From: TGaArdvark@aol.com
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 02:06:32 EDT
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> What is a garbage collection?

It's in your manual under the chapter on memory management.
The FlashROM is in blocks and variables cannot overlap blocks.
Therefore, small unused areas can form at the end of blocks
where no variables will fit.  A garbage collection is just a
defragmentation to make sure all of the variables are arranged
in an order that leaves the most room available to use.  This
is real basic and the book explains it better (with pictures).

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