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lixPackageSets.git.boehmgc

Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector for C and C++

Boehm-GC hboehm.info lixPackageSets.git.boehmgc 2 releases newest changed 2 days ago

version8.2.12 attributelixPackageSets.git.boehmgc rev

aarch64-darwin b6c8664de9b6cc07fe5666a29f91884ba81197c4 2026-09-29

aarch64-linux b6c8664de9b6cc07fe5666a29f91884ba81197c4 2026-09-29

x86_64-darwin e52c192be9d7b2c4bd4aed326c8731b35f8bb75c 2026-06-30

x86_64-linux b6c8664de9b6cc07fe5666a29f91884ba81197c4 2026-09-29

systems✓ aarch64-darwin✓ aarch64-linux✓ x86_64-darwin✓ x86_64-linux

$ devbox add lixPackageSets.git.boehmgc@8.2.12

$ nix shell github:NixOS/nixpkgs/b6c8664de9b6cc07fe5666a29f91884ba81197c4#lixPackageSets.git.boehmgc  # aarch64-darwin

$ nix shell github:NixOS/nixpkgs/b6c8664de9b6cc07fe5666a29f91884ba81197c4#lixPackageSets.git.boehmgc  # aarch64-linux

$ nix shell github:NixOS/nixpkgs/e52c192be9d7b2c4bd4aed326c8731b35f8bb75c#lixPackageSets.git.boehmgc  # x86_64-darwin

$ nix shell github:NixOS/nixpkgs/b6c8664de9b6cc07fe5666a29f91884ba81197c4#lixPackageSets.git.boehmgc  # x86_64-linux

JSON: /v2/resolve?name=lixPackageSets.git.boehmgc&version=latest

Releases

newest first, as /v2/pkg orders them

Version	arm mac	arm linux	x86 mac	x86 linux	Attribute	Commit	Date	Outputs
8.2.12resolved	✓	✓	✓	✓	`lixPackageSets.git.boehmgc`	varies	2026-09-29	out, debug (Linux only), dev, doc
8.2.8	✓	✓	✓	✓	`lixPackageSets.git.boehmgc`	varies	2026-03-18	out, debug (Linux only), dev, doc

Prereleases are listed but latest never picks one. “varies” means each system last changed at a different nixpkgs commit — the release page lists them.

Description

The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector can be used as a garbage collecting replacement for C malloc or C++ new. It allows you to allocate memory basically as you normally would, without explicitly deallocating memory that is no longer useful. The collector automatically recycles memory when it determines that it can no longer be otherwise accessed. The collector is also used by a number of programming language implementations that either use C as intermediate code, want to facilitate easier interoperation with C libraries, or just prefer the simple collector interface. Alternatively, the garbage collector may be used as a leak detector for C or C++ programs, though that is not its primary goal.