28 gc

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     % File: gc.m.
     % Author: fjh.
     % Stability: medium.
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     % This module defines some procedures for controlling the actions of the
     % garbage collector.
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     :- module gc.
     :- interface.
     
     :- import_module io.
     
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     	% Force a garbage collection.
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     :- pred garbage_collect(io.state::di, io.state::uo) is det.
     
     	% Force a garbage collection.
     	% Note that this version is not really impure, but it needs to be
     	% declared impure to ensure that the compiler won't try to
     	% optimize it away.
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     :- impure pred garbage_collect is det.
     
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