Basic Garbage Collector in C

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Description

This repository contains a basic implementation of a garbage collector in C. The garbage collector tracks memory allocations and frees them at the end of the program to prevent memory leaks.

How to Use

Functions

• t_Allocation *my_malloc(size_t size, int FUNCTION): Allocates memory and keeps track of the allocation when using the flag ALLOCATE, returns the head of the list of the allocated pointer when using the flag FETCHPOINTERS.
• void free_all(t_Allocation *g_allocations): Frees all tracked allocations, call using my_malloc with the FETCHPOINTERS flag.

Example Usage

To see an example of how to use the garbage collector, please refer to the garbage_collector.c file in this repository.

Steps to Run

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/st-ameen/Mini-garbage-collector-in-C.git
   cd Mini-garbage-collector-in-C

2. Compile the code:

   gcc -o garbage_collector garbage_collector.c

3. Run the executable:

   ./garbage_collector

Notes

• Ensure that every allocation is properly tracked and freed to avoid memory leaks.
• This is a basic implementation and may not handle all edge cases or errors.
• In a real-world scenario, you may want to add more error handling and possibly thread-safety mechanisms if you are working in a multi-threaded environment.

Contributing

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests if you find any bugs or want to add new features.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.