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binaryturtle
36 days ago
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Giving C a superpower: custom header file (safe_c....
There are (older) OSes where this is NOT the case. Leaving things un-freed would leak memory after the application has terminated.
kerkeslager
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Sure. And the rare programmer reading this who is still using that OS knows they're the exception to the rule. To everyone else that fact is irrelevant.
binaryturtle
31 days ago
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It still matters when you try to keep your components truly portable (aka you're not just targeting the big 3).
kerkeslager
29 days ago
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Did you read the post you're responding to?
loeg
36 days ago
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Sure, like prior to the invention of virtual memory. But those days are in the distant past.
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