Re: garbace collection of point-markers

[Kevin Rodgers]

Stefan Kamphausen wrote:

> when I call (point-marker) and don't store the return value in a
> variable will that marker be removed at the next garbage collection?
> Or does the DONT-COPY-P argument achieve this?
>
> I need this for a routine where I use lots of temporary markers.

Besides garbage collection, you may want to consider the performance
implications:

|File: elisp,  Node: Overview of Markers,  Next: Predicates on Markers,  Up: 
Markers
...
|  Insertion and deletion in a buffer must check all the markers and
|relocate them if necessary.  This slows processing in a buffer with a
|large number of markers.  For this reason, it is a good idea to make a
|marker point nowhere if you are sure you don't need it any more.
|Unreferenced markers are garbage collected eventually, but until then
|will continue to use time if they do point somewhere.

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