Boehm garbage collector
| Boehm–Demers–Weiser Garbage Collector | |
|---|---|
| Other names | bdwgc |
| Original author(s) | Hans-Juergen Boehm |
| Developer(s) | Ivan Maidanski, et al. |
| Initial release | 1988 |
| Stable release | 8.2.8
/ September 8, 2024 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Type | garbage collector |
| License | similar to X11 (free software) |
| Website | www |
The Boehm–Demers–Weiser garbage collector, often simply known as the Boehm GC or Boehm collector, is a conservative garbage collector for C and C++ developed by Hans Boehm, Alan Demers, and Mark Weiser.
Boehm GC is free software distributed under a permissive free software licence similar to the X11 license. The first paper introducing this collector appeared in 1992.