tgc
A tiny, conservative mark-and-sweep garbage collector for C written in ~500 lines of code.
What is tgc?
TGC is a tiny garbage collector for the C programming language that automatically manages memory allocations. It uses a conservative mark-and-sweep algorithm to free memory when it becomes unreachable, helping developers avoid memory leaks without manual deallocation.
C developers working on applications where manual memory management is error-prone, such as long-running programs, embedded systems, or projects where simplicity and reduced memory leaks are priorities.
TGC offers an extremely lightweight and portable garbage collection solution with minimal code footprint (~500 lines), making it easy to integrate into existing C projects without complex dependencies or runtime overhead.
Overview
A Tiny Garbage Collector for C
Use Cases
Best For
- Adding automatic memory management to existing C applications
- Reducing memory leaks in long-running C programs
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