Section Intro: Machine Module

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Section Intro: Machine Module

Machine Module

Synopsis:

The Meta-HTML machine (implemented in modmachine.so) is the dynamically loadable code segment that implements the byte code engine part of the compiler/engine suite.

The user-visible functions in this module are simply for controlling and viewing the operation of the machine (if it is present).

Commands:

machine::disable-gc
machine::enable-gc

machine::gc-immediately

machine::version

Variables:

*MACHINE*::EXTERN-MONITOR-P
*MACHINE*::MEMORY-MONITOR-P
*MACHINE*::PERFORMANCE-MONITOR-P

*MACHINE*::STEP-P
*MACHINE*::TRACE-DEPTH

*MACHINE*::TRACE-P
*MACHINE*::VERBOSE-DEBUGGING

<machine::disable-gc Simple

Don't allow the machine to garbage collect when it sees fit to.

<machine::enable-gc Simple

Allow the machine to garbage collect when it sees fit to.

<machine::gc-immediately Simple

Start a garbage collection of machine objects right now!

<machine::version Simple

Return the version of the machine

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