namespace factor
{
+
+//local_roots.hpp
+template <typename TYPE>
+struct gc_root : public tagged<TYPE>
+{
+ factor_vm *parent_vm;
+
+ void push() { parent_vm->check_tagged_pointer(tagged<TYPE>::value()); parent_vm->gc_locals.push_back((cell)this); }
+
+ explicit gc_root(cell value_,factor_vm *vm) : tagged<TYPE>(value_),parent_vm(vm) { push(); }
+ explicit gc_root(TYPE *value_, factor_vm *vm) : tagged<TYPE>(value_),parent_vm(vm) { push(); }
+
+ const gc_root<TYPE>& operator=(const TYPE *x) { tagged<TYPE>::operator=(x); return *this; }
+ const gc_root<TYPE>& operator=(const cell &x) { tagged<TYPE>::operator=(x); return *this; }
+
+ ~gc_root() {
+#ifdef FACTOR_DEBUG
+ assert(myvm->gc_locals.back() == (cell)this);
+#endif
+ parent_vm->gc_locals.pop_back();
+ }
+};
+
+/* A similar hack for the bignum implementation */
+struct gc_bignum
+{
+ bignum **addr;
+ factor_vm *parent_vm;
+ gc_bignum(bignum **addr_, factor_vm *vm) : addr(addr_), parent_vm(vm) {
+ if(*addr_)
+ parent_vm->check_data_pointer(*addr_);
+ parent_vm->gc_bignums.push_back((cell)addr);
+ }
+
+ ~gc_bignum() {
+#ifdef FACTOR_DEBUG
+ assert(myvm->gc_bignums.back() == (cell)addr);
+#endif
+ parent_vm->gc_bignums.pop_back();
+ }
+};
+
+#define GC_BIGNUM(x) gc_bignum x##__gc_root(&x,this)
+
}