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add an experimental tag for Gc<T> due to cycles #11543

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions src/libstd/gc.rs
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Expand Up @@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ collector is task-local so `Gc<T>` is not sendable.

*/

#[allow(experimental)];

use kinds::Send;
use clone::{Clone, DeepClone};
use managed;
Expand All @@ -24,6 +26,9 @@ use managed;
#[lang="gc"]
#[cfg(not(test))]
#[no_send]
#[experimental = "Gc is currently based on reference-counting and will not collect cycles until \
task annihilation. For now, cycles need to be broken manually by using `Rc<T>` \
with a non-owning `Weak<T>` pointer. A tracing garbage collector is planned."]
pub struct Gc<T> {
priv ptr: @T
}
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