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From: Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: Free-ing memory: not springing leaks?
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:13:58 +0200
Date: 2003-09-15T09:13:58+02:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1604737.IP9mLNFTWU@linux1.krischik.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: x7vu17f9wy9.fsf@smaug.pushface.org

Simon Wright wrote:

> chris <spamoff.danx@ntlworld.com> writes:
> 
>> I wrote a binding to it, but did not know at the time free-ing C
>> memory from Ada (with Interfaces.C.Strings.Free) was a no-no.
 
> I am pretty sure that in GNAT Interfaces.C.Strings.Free is an alias to
> the C free; but there seems to be nothing in the ARM to guarantee
> that.

If you look cloesly at the GNAT Sources you will discover that GANT
internaly uses malloc and free.

But I am with Matthew here: On other compilers it might be different - so
don't us that knowlege.

With Regards

Martin.

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  reply	other threads:[~2003-09-15  7:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-09-13 21:33 Free-ing memory: not springing leaks? chris
2003-09-14  1:10 ` Matthew Heaney
2003-09-14 11:02   ` chris
2003-09-14 12:51     ` Matthew Heaney
2003-09-14 12:14       ` chris
2003-09-14 14:24         ` Ludovic Brenta
2003-09-14 19:00           ` chris
2003-09-14 16:06         ` Simon Wright
2003-09-15  7:13           ` Martin Krischik [this message]
2003-09-18 20:15         ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2003-09-19  3:02           ` Hyman Rosen
2003-09-19 13:07             ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
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