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--- OpenXM_contrib2/asir2000/gc/doc/README.environment	2002/07/24 08:00:16	1.1
+++ OpenXM_contrib2/asir2000/gc/doc/README.environment	2003/06/24 05:11:38	1.2
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ platforms.
 GC_INITIAL_HEAP_SIZE=<bytes> -	Initial heap size in bytes.  May speed up
 				process start-up.
 
+GC_MAXIMUM_HEAP_SIZE=<bytes> - Maximum collected heap size.
+
 GC_LOOP_ON_ABORT - Causes the collector abort routine to enter a tight loop.
 		   This may make it easier to debug, such a process, especially
 		   for multithreaded platforms that don't produce usable core
@@ -19,6 +21,11 @@ GC_PRINT_STATS - Turn on as much logging as is easily 
 		 by setting GC_quiet.  On by default if the collector
 		 was built without -DSILENT.
 
+GC_DUMP_REGULARLY - Generate a GC debugging dump GC_dump() on startup
+		    and during every collection.  Very verbose.  Useful
+		    if you have a bug to report, but please include only the
+		    last complete dump.
+
 GC_PRINT_ADDRESS_MAP - Linux only.  Dump /proc/self/maps, i.e. various address
 		       maps for the process, to stderr on every GC.  Useful for
 		       mapping root addresses to source for deciphering leak
@@ -69,6 +76,16 @@ GC_PRINT_BACK_HEIGHT - Print max length of chain throu
 		     of Conservative Garbage Collectors", POPL 2001, or
 		     http://lib.hpl.hp.com/techpubs/2001/HPL-2001-251.html .
 
+GC_RETRY_SIGNALS, GC_NO_RETRY_SIGNALS - Try to compensate for lost
+		     thread suspend signals in linux_threads.c.  On by
+		     default for GC_OSF1_THREADS, off otherwise.  Note 
+		     that this does not work around a possible loss of
+		     thread restart signals.  This seems to be necessary for
+		     some versions of Tru64.  Since we've previously seen
+		     similar issues on some other operating systems, it
+		     was turned into a runtime flag to enable last-minute
+		     work-arounds.
+
 The following turn on runtime flags that are also program settable.  Checked
 only during initialization.  We expect that they will usually be set through
 other means, but this may help with debugging and testing:
@@ -93,7 +110,9 @@ GC_PAUSE_TIME_TARGET - Set the desired garbage collect
 		     run on a multiprocessor, incremental collection should
 		     only be used with unlimited pause time.
 
-GC_FIND_LEAK - Turns on GC_find_leak and thus leak detection.
+GC_FIND_LEAK - Turns on GC_find_leak and thus leak detection.  Forces a
+	       collection at program termination to detect leaks that would
+	       otherwise occur after the last GC.
 
 GC_ALL_INTERIOR_POINTERS - Turns on GC_all_interior_pointers and thus interior
 			   pointer recognition.