From: "Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH]" <cp1v45 AT nortelnetworks DOT com>
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Subject: Re: About memory allocation
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 10:10:48 -0400
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Bas Hamstra wrote:

> >OmniMeta wrote:
> >>
> >> My question is :
> >> if i do this :
> >>
> >> int *p;
> >> int main()
> >> {
> >>     p = new int;
> >>     return 0;
> >> }
> >>
> >> Here I didn't use the delete operator to free p
> >> Did p will be automaticaly deleted with the end of the program, or did p
> >> will stay in memory until i reboot ?
>
> >When your program exits, all memory allocated by `malloc' or `new' is
> >freed.
> Is the memory also freed when your program exits with exit(n) ?

    Yes, but destructors are not called.  (as least they weren't in 2.8.1)

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     -Rolf Campbell (39)3-6318