Change 11521 by jhi@alpha on 2001/07/31 15:19:01
Subject: Re: [PATCH sv.c] mortal doc thinko
From: Dave Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:52:42 +0100 (BST)
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Affected files ...
... //depot/perl/sv.c#446 edit
Differences ...
==== //depot/perl/sv.c#446 (text) ====
Index: perl/sv.c
--- perl/sv.c.~1~ Tue Jul 31 09:30:06 2001
+++ perl/sv.c Tue Jul 31 09:30:06 2001
@@ -6050,8 +6050,9 @@
=for apidoc sv_mortalcopy
Creates a new SV which is a copy of the original SV (using C<sv_setsv>).
-The new SV is marked as mortal. It will be destroyed when the current
-context ends. See also C<sv_newmortal> and C<sv_2mortal>.
+The new SV is marked as mortal. It will be destroyed "soon", either by an
+explicit call to FREETMPS, or by an implicit call at places such as
+statement boundaries. See also C<sv_newmortal> and C<sv_2mortal>.
=cut
*/
@@ -6078,8 +6079,9 @@
=for apidoc sv_newmortal
Creates a new null SV which is mortal. The reference count of the SV is
-set to 1. It will be destroyed when the current context ends. See
-also C<sv_mortalcopy> and C<sv_2mortal>.
+set to 1. It will be destroyed "soon", either by an explicit call to
+FREETMPS, or by an implicit call at places such as statement boundaries.
+See also C<sv_mortalcopy> and C<sv_2mortal>.
=cut
*/
@@ -6099,8 +6101,9 @@
/*
=for apidoc sv_2mortal
-Marks an existing SV as mortal. The SV will be destroyed when the current
-context ends. See also C<sv_newmortal> and C<sv_mortalcopy>.
+Marks an existing SV as mortal. The SV will be destroyed "soon", either
+by an explicit call to FREETMPS, or by an implicit call at places such as
+statement boundaries. See also C<sv_newmortal> and C<sv_mortalcopy>.
=cut
*/
End of Patch.
