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diff --git a/doc/backends.txt b/doc/backends.txt index 0ab682c29..26576e733 100644 --- a/doc/backends.txt +++ b/doc/backends.txt @@ -6,12 +6,7 @@ :Version: |nimrodversion| .. contents:: - - "If we all reacted the same way, we'd be predictable, and there's - always more than one way to view a situation. What's true for the - group is also true for the individual. It's simple: overspecialize, - and you breed in weakness. It's slow death." -- Major Motoko - Kusanagi + "Heresy grows from idleness." -- Unknown. Introduction @@ -160,7 +155,7 @@ Create a ``calculator.nim`` file with the following content: .. code-block:: nimrod {.compile: "logic.c".} - proc addTwoIntegers(a, b: int): int {.importc.} + proc addTwoIntegers(a, b: cint): cint {.importc.} when isMainModule: echo addTwoIntegers(3, 7) @@ -407,7 +402,8 @@ can then attach a GC to this thread via initGC() At the moment this support is still experimental so you need to expose these -functions yourself or submit patches to request a public API. If the Nimrod -code you are calling is short lived, another possible solution is to disable -the garbage collector and enable it after the call from your background -thread. +functions yourself or submit patches to request a public API. + +It is **not** safe to disable the garbage collector and enable it after the +call from your background thread even if the code you are calling is short +lived. |