Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] catch exceptions in finalizers, remove dynamic resizing of finalizer vector

[Felix]

>> I completely agree here.  This patch will make things worse.
>> Instead of hurrying for a release and making incomplete/incorrect patches
>> I think it's better to fix the bugs we have first.
> 
> Nobody is hurrying. The patch is also not incorrect - it is a
> simplification and removes a potential problem.

That doesn't mean it can't wait. We live with this bug long enough, so
it can be postponed to a later release, if someone finds a better way
to handle this that is not increasing the ickiness and complexity of
the whole subject of finalizer implementation in an unduely way.


cheers,
felix