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bdw-gc

brew install bdw-gc v8.2.12 Boehm-GC AND HPND-sell-variant

Garbage collector library for C and C++ providing automatic memory management.

Why you might care

Enables automatic memory reclamation in C/C++ programs without explicit deallocation, reducing bugs and simplifying memory management in long-running applications. Widely used as a build dependency in interpreters and runtimes (e.g., some Scheme and Python implementations). Works alongside manual allocation for gradual adoption.

Categories

library memory-management

Alternatives

Boehm GC jemalloc tcmalloc
3.9k
30-day installs · #707
12.4k
90-day · #724
72.8k
365-day · #528

Build dependencies

cmake

Links

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