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Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 17:03:19 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] setup.exe: removes some memory leaks from fromcwd.cc
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On Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 08:56:28AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote:
>On Tue, 2001-11-06 at 03:50, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>...
>>>I'm really not worried about cleaning up globals at exit - I'm much
>>>more warried about cleaning up globals as we go, or as we change from
>>>dialog to dialog.  Exit is a trapdoor, so it cannot be a 'problem'.
>>
>>Since the memory is going to be freed on exit anyway, I don't see any
>>reason to go to great lengths to invent a system for freeing it.
>>
>>setup.exe is a short-lived program.  We should be good about freeing up
>>memory that we use because that's good programming but I don't think we
>>have to invent some kind of garbage collection system to deal with
>>this.
>
>I think we are agreeing again, no?

Yes!  Absolutely!

In fact, I've just tossed myself around the room and wrestled myself to
the floor in a fit of assentiveness.

I was just offering my support.  Probably should have put an "I agree"
in there somewhere.

cgf

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