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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Free-ing memory: not springing leaks?
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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.