[FLEX-23498] Modules are not availabe for garbage collection unless unloaded

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 4.0 (Release)
• Fix Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK 4.5 (Release)
• Component/s: Modules
• Environment: Affected OS(s): Windows; Affected OS(s): Windows XP; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Adobe JIRA
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 17/Mar/10 15:24
• Updated: 03/Aug/10 11:40
• Resolved: 01/Aug/10 20:08

Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. Import and build the attached Flash Builder project.
2. Run SubModuleTest in the profiler.
3. Press the "load Module1" button.
4. Press the "load SubModule1" button.
5. Press the "unload Module1" button.
6. Force garbage collection in the profiler.

Actual Results:
The module factory references Module1 (_Module1_mx_core_FlexModuleFactory) and SubModule1 (_SubModule1_mx_core_FlexModuleFactory) are not garbage collected.

Expected Results:
The module factories are garbage collected.

Workaround (if any):
Unload SubModule1 first and then Module1.