Dan Sugalski wrote:
>
> I do wish people would get garbage collection and finalization split in
> their minds. They are two separate things which can, and will, be dealt
> with separately.
>
> For the record:
>
> THE GARBAGE COLLECTOR WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH FINALIZATION, AND
> NO PERL OBJECT CODE WILL BE CALLED FOR VARIABLES UNDERGOING GARBAGE
> COLLECTION.
>
> Thank you.
Thank *you* Dan. I was beginning to wonder if anyone understood.
For the record now, GC is none of your business, you're not
allowed to know how it works (it's a "black box"). Finalization
is handled by try {} finally {}. Finally. Finalization. Get it?
Yours, &c, Tony Olekshy
