[Glass] orphaned classes do not disappear

[Dale Henrichs via Glass]

Are the orphaned classes still in the class history of current class 
version?

Have you tried calling 
Repository>>findReferencePathToObjs:limitObjArray:findAllRefs:printToLog: 
with an empty limitObjArray? I think that the default listReferences 
code uses something similar to Repository>>buildLimitSetForRefPathScan 
as it's list of repository roots, which are ignored for purposes of list 
references, but probably still useful when hunting down stale metaclass 
refs.

Dale

On 3/8/17 4:01 AM, Johan Brichau via Glass wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I am working on preparing a GS 2.4.4.1 extent for upgrade to GS 3.2
> For that, I am cleaning the repo such that no orphaned class instances still exist.
>
> I hit an issue because I find orphaned classes that are not GC’ed for which no instances still exist.
> When I ask the reference path to the class object, it tells me it is being referenced by its metaclass.
> However, when I ask for the reference path to the metaclass object, I get a ‘false’ response.
>
> Is there anything I can do to make sure these instances (of MetaClass) are removed (or otherwise find out why they are not GC’ed) ?
>
> thanks
> Johan
>
> For reference, this is the script to find orphaned classes:
>   | classes orphans |
>      classes := IdentitySet new.
>      System myUserProfile symbolList do: [:symbolDictionary |
>        symbolDictionary valuesDo: [:global |
>                global isBehavior ifTrue: [ classes add: global ]]].
>      System commitTransaction.
>      orphans :=  (Metaclass allInstances collect: [:mClass | mClass theNonMetaClass ])
>                                select: [:class | (classes includes: class) not ].
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