69367 - [CVS] mozilla/xpcom/base/nsGarbageCollector.c is obsolete and should be cvs removed

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Core :: XPCOM, defect, P5)

Description

[Patrick C. Beard]

The file mozilla/xpcom/base/nsGarbageCollector.c is obsolete. There have been a 
few patches in other bugs that reference NS_InitGarbageCollector(), which should 
no longer be necessary as it is superceded by code in NSPR, so that the 
initialization can occur extremely early when NSPR's threading system is 
initialized. To use the Boehm GC leak detector reliably, GC_LEAK_DETECTOR must be 
defined when compiling NSPR and XPCOM.

Comment 1

[Patrick C. Beard]

Before cvs removing this file, a new version of mozilla/xpcom/macbuild/
xpcomPPC.mcp needs to be checked in. I'm attaching an XML importable version of
this project file that includes this change.

Comment 2

[Patrick C. Beard]

Attachment: Importable XML file of changed xpcomPPC.mcp project file.

Comment 3

[Patrick C. Beard]

The project file has been checked in. We can probably safely cvs remove the file.

Comment 4

[Scott Collins]

*** Bug 71026 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5

[Scott Collins]

hmmm, still seems to mentioned in the makefile, that's wrong, right? 
re-assigning  to beard

Comment 6

[Stephen Walker]

bryner, would you be interested in removing this?

Comment 7

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

since removing of files is much easier on HG, could someone remove this from the HG tree ?