C++: why implicit delete in destructor?

[Mike Harrold]

> 
> >>>>> "Olaf" == Olaf Dietsche <olaf.dietsche--list.gcc-patches@exmail.de> writes:
> 
> > why is there a call to (__builtin_)delete in every destructor?
> 
> Because for virtual destructors, if the dynamic type of the class defines
> operator delete, we need to use that instead of the global one.
> 
> For non-virtual destructors, as of 3.0 we won't call delete from the
> destructor.
> 
> Jason
> 

I guess the question is why these are in the destructor?

/Mike