Re: memory in java

[Juan A Rodriguez]

>>>>> "JR" == Juan A Rodriguez <address@hidden> writes:

JR> We currently have out of memory errors after
JR> a high number of steps in the simulation. I though that enforcing
JR> garbage collection could help but it doesn't.  Any workaround for
JR> this? 

>There is a directory that associates Java objects with Objective C
>objects.  Only Java objects that somehow touch Swarm interfaces (say,
>targets of Actions), have entries in this directory.  By virtue of
>being in this directory, the Java-side objects aren't touched by
>garbage collection.  When you have agents that subclass from Swarm
>classes (say SwarmObjectImpl), then it is necessary to drop them
>explicitly to remove them from the directory.

>So, one piece of advice is to avoid subclassing agents from
>SwarmObjectImpl.  Realize that instances of any *Impl class in
>swarm.*.* packages are immune from garbage collection.

Right, but in fact strictly the basic stuff actually subclasses swarm classes. 
Most of the classes that I have do not extend swarm classes.
So  I didn't expect any memory problems that I get even enforcing garbage 
collection. Perhaps it's got to do with an overuse of collections. I don't 
know. I'll keep on investigating what's going on.
Thanks.


Juan.




 


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