On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Ian Lance Taylor <i...@google.com> wrote:

> I think this type of thing is conventionally called a "finalizer".
>
> I'm ambivalent leaning to negative to adding this feature to the gcc
> garbage collector.  In the long run I would like to use the gcc garbage
> collector less and less.

Fully agreed.

> [...] I understand that you want to take advantage
> of the gcc garbage collector for the MELT plugin.  However, in my ideal
> world you should be planning for the MELT plugin to take over garbage
> collection entirely, rather than relying on gcc's garbage collector.

again, agreed.

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