From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: weis Received: (from weis@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id LAA25309 for caml-redistribution; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 11:52:06 +0100 (MET) Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id EAA12117 for ; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 04:22:39 +0100 (MET) Received: from ruby (scratchy106.zip.com.au [61.8.12.234]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id EAA24167; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 04:22:30 +0100 (MET) Received: from maxtal.com.au (IDENT:root@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ruby (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA01168; Fri, 24 Dec 1999 14:24:14 +1100 Sender: weis Message-ID: <3862E75E.353FE399@maxtal.com.au> Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 14:24:14 +1100 From: skaller Organization: Maxtal X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.2.12 i586) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Damien Doligez CC: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: Re: Objective Caml 2.99 released References: <199912231809.TAA10525@tobago.inria.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Damien Doligez wrote: > > Question: I see no mention of support for ocaml coded > >finalisers. > I know how to do it, it's just a matter of writing the code and the > doc. I certainly hope it will make it into version 3.0. > > >[Should I wait, or cobble up my own solution?] > > I'll send you a patch as soon as I have something that works, so > you'll have the feature sooner and I'll have some help in finding the > bugs... I can only thank you in advance most profusely, and wish I could speak enough French to say it more expressively than in English [picture of beaming face :-]. Thanks!! [BTW: I'm not sure I like the idea of finalisers .. but here I have a requirement which would appear to be best implemented using them...] -- John Skaller, mailto:skaller@maxtal.com.au 10/1 Toxteth Rd Glebe NSW 2037 Australia homepage: http://www.maxtal.com.au/~skaller voice: 61-2-9660-0850