--- experimental/agents/BasicAgent.java	2001/05/04 02:04:35	1.2
+++ experimental/agents/BasicAgent.java	2001/05/06 19:01:48	1.3
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import java.util.Random;
  * A basic implementation of the Agent abstract class
  *
  * @author  $Author: ajm $
- * @version $Id: BasicAgent.java,v 1.2 2001/05/04 02:04:35 ajm Exp $
+ * @version $Id: BasicAgent.java,v 1.3 2001/05/06 19:01:48 ajm Exp $
  */
 class BasicAgent extends Agent {
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class BasicAgent extends Agent {
     /**
      * The current CVS revision of this class
      */
-    public static final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.2 $";
+    public static final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.3 $";
     
 //---STATIC METHODS---
 
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ class BasicAgent extends Agent {
                 PeerHandler dstPeer = (PeerHandler) peers.get(0);
                 _station.sendAgent(this, dstPeer);
             }
-            say("No peers to move to...staying here.");
         }
     }
     
@@ -92,6 +91,7 @@ class BasicAgent extends Agent {
     public void onArrival(Station station) {
         _transmissionCount++;
         _station = station;
+        _running = true;
         say("Just arrived at - " + _station.getName());
     }
 
@@ -115,13 +115,23 @@ class BasicAgent extends Agent {
      * Used to shutdown this thread
      */
     public void shutdown() {
+        say("shutting down");
         _station = null;
         _running = false;
     }
     
     //*** OTHER PUBLIC METHODS ***
-
+    
 //---PRIVATE/PROTECTED METHODS---
+
+    /**
+     * Overridden for debugging purposes
+     * to see when an instance of this class
+     * is destroyed
+     */
+    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
+        say("dead - just been gc'd");
+    }
 
 //---ACCESSOR/MUTATOR METHODS---