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Re: Further observations regarding alloca on i586-pc-linux-gnu
Martin von Loewis wrote:
>
> > a) allocate heap memory inside the function. Disadvantage: needs
> > explicite release.
>
> I'd say auto_ptrs are there for you, no? Somebody correct me, but it
> seems that
>
> void f(char * = std::auto_ptr<char*>(new char[20]));
>
> is valid C++, and gives you memory that will live slightly longer than
> the call to f, and will then be automatically deallocated.
>
> You did not say how long you need the memory: If you need automatic
> deallocation when the caller of f returns, you can return an auto_ptr
> from f.
How does it know when to deallocate the memory?
Noel