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authorMenTaLguY <mental@rydia.net>2006-04-29 18:46:49 +0000
committermental <mental@users.sourceforge.net>2006-04-29 18:46:49 +0000
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parentfix over-qualified name (diff)
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clarify wording
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@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ breaks down in the presence of objects that reference each other. Common
examples are elements in a doubly-linked list with "prev" and "next"
pointers, and nodes in a tree, where a parent keeps a list of children, and
children keep a pointer to their parent. If both cases, if there is a "ref"
-in both directions, neither parent nor children can ever get freed.
+in both directions, neither object can ever get freed.
Because of this, circular data structures should be avoided when possible.
When they are necessary, try only "reffing" in one direction