On Thu, 10 Aug 2006, Nick Ing-Simmons wrote: > >> DESTROY seems to be the way to do that. So I defined a DESTROY method in > >> my XS code: > >> > >> void > >> DESTROY(c) > >> my_c_structure_t* c > >> CODE: > >> my_c_structure_unref(c); > >> > >> > >> Unfortunately DESTROY won't be called when the perl objects reference > >> count reaches zero as it seems to be the case in pure-perl world. What's > >> the difference between pure-perl code and XS code with regard to > >> DESTROY? How can I get my XS DESTROY method called properly? > > > >DESTROY is not necessarily called at the time the refcount hits zero. > > Yes it is. > > >Perl cleans up objects without references only when leaving a scope. > > i.e. that is when it decrements the REFCOUNT (in the FREETMPS/LEAVE).
D'oh. Sorry, I confused things with the way 'mortal' objects are treated. Unless I really _am_ growing senile, aren't these recorded on a list of things to be cleaned up on exit from a scope? Steve
