[ZODB-Dev] Storage API packing question

[Jim Fulton]

Toby Dickenson wrote:
> 
> On Wednesday 29 May 2002 2:50 pm, Jim Fulton wrote:
> 
> > It would probably be better if the tests were more realistic, however,
> > I would prefer that, unreferenced objects stay around for some period of
> > time to protect against pathelogical applications that keep references to
> > otherwise unreferenced objects for some period of time.
> 
> That would be quite some pathology. I usually pack keeping 30 days of
> revisions. The object must have been unreachable in ZODB but hanging around
> in memory for 30 days before this makes a difference.

Sorry, unreferenced objects *before* the pack time should be
thrown away.

Jim

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