~ chicken-core (chicken-5) 650d6736b37771380b5b8e5e9e291fc5978bb69a

commit 650d6736b37771380b5b8e5e9e291fc5978bb69a
Author:     felix <felix@call-with-current-continuation.org>
AuthorDate: Fri Dec 10 15:18:29 2010 +0100
Commit:     felix <felix@call-with-current-continuation.org>
CommitDate: Fri Dec 10 15:18:29 2010 +0100

    documented finalizer behaviour a little more

diff --git a/manual/Unit library b/manual/Unit library
index baf5d34b..389904f2 100644
--- a/manual/Unit library	
+++ b/manual/Unit library	
@@ -732,7 +732,12 @@ the finalizer will '''not''' be called while interrupts are disabled.
 This procedure returns {{X}}.
 
 Finalizers are invoked asynchronously, in the thread that happens
-to be currently running.
+to be currently running. Finalizers for data that has become garbage
+are called on normal program exit. Finalizers are not run on
+abnormal program exit. A normal program exit does not run finalizers
+that are still reachable from global data. 
+
+Multiple finalizers can be registered for the same object.
 
 
 ==== set-gc-report!