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From: Natasha Kerensikova <lithiumcat@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: heap size exceeded for large matrices
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:44:00 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2010-08-29, Peter C. Chapin <chapinp@acm.org> wrote:
> Be aware that you may now have to explicitly deallocate the array at
> some point. How necessary that is will depend on your program and some
> other factors. It's something to keep in mind.

Are there some facilities like C++'s auto_ptr (i.e. containers that
behaves like pointers but with a reference counter, so that when the
last container is finalized the pointed data is release automatially)?
I haven't seen any, have I missed it?

I guess it's so easy to write that if it's not standardized, it's
probably not because of complexity. Is there something in Ada language
or in Ada philosophy that would make them almost useless (except in rare
situations like OP's)?


Natasha