I have a C module that dynamically allocates memory for a string
like so:
char *result = (char*)malloc(length + 1); // 'length' has been
calculated
When I call it from D (via extern (C)), is it ok to free it from
there like so:
void callFunction() {
auto result = callToCFunction(); // Returns above *result
// ...
std.c.stdlib.free(result);
}
The problem is that, as it is now, *result is allocated in a
different place in the C module (not in "callToCFunction()) and
cannot be freed before D has called it.
If D cannot free it in this way, I'll have a serious memory leak
and I'll have to rewrite the existing C module (which is probably
better given the awkward situation above).
