From: Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 12:39:41AM -0600, christopher j bottaro wrote: > > just that memory will stay allocated as long as there is a way to > > reach it? > > Yes. And occassionally even if there isn't. Perl 5 uses reference > counting, and so you have to make your own provisions for destroying > circular data structures.
See weaken() from Scalar::Utils for the (IMHO) easiest way to ensure your circulars get garbage-collected. Jenda ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] === http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ===== When it comes to wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as they like. -- Terry Pratchett in Sourcery -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
