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Re:D Language accepted for inclusion in GCC by tcbawo on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @12:11PM (#14605036)
You could implement GC in C++ using RAII (although smart pointers get you a long way). AFAIK, automatic GC is not possible with C.
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Re:D Language accepted for inclusion in GCC by antientropic on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @12:22PM (#14605171)
It absolutely is possible, via conservative GC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boehm_garbage_collector
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