Re: CVS commit: src/usr.sbin/envstat

[David Holland <dholland-sourcechanges%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 06:18:57PM +0100, Marc Balmer wrote:
 > >>>> Similarly it just isn't worth trying to free resources prior
 > >>>> to program exit. Have you ever waited while a big C++ program
 > >>>> runs all its destructors, paging in code and data just to exit!
 > >>> 
 > >>> Depends, it makes tools like valgrind a lot easier to use.
 > >>> 
 > >> 
 > >> Source code should be optimized for readability, performance,
 > >> stability, and not for debug tools.
 > > 
 > > Ironically, proper ressource managements tends to make it much easier to
 > > fulfill at least two of the three items...
 > 
 > proper resource management is a good thing - if the code continues
 > to run. In this case, where the program exits, there no benefit
 > from freeing up memory etc.

Buncombe.

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David A. Holland
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