It does in AIDO. It takes about 1-2 frames to do a gc().
/ Per Hedbor ()
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2003-04-04 22:33: Subject: Predictable gc == manual
The main goal is to call it less often I'd say (or at least KNOW where it's called). Of course, for most normal sized projects, you wouldn't ever get to a stage where gc time matters.
/ David Hedbor