From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 Received: from mail2-relais-roc.national.inria.fr (mail2-relais-roc.national.inria.fr [192.134.164.83]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 454F4BC6B for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:13:37 +0100 (CET) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgAAAPdIXUfAXQInh2dsb2JhbACPZQEBAQgKKQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.24,148,1196636400"; d="scan'208";a="5085456" Received: from concorde.inria.fr ([192.93.2.39]) by mail2-smtp-roc.national.inria.fr with ESMTP; 10 Dec 2007 23:13:37 +0100 Received: from mail4-relais-sop.national.inria.fr (mail4-relais-sop.national.inria.fr [192.134.164.105]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lBAMDTja026492 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=OK) for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:13:36 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgAAAMBIXUfAbSoIh2dsb2JhbACPZQEBAQgEBik X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.24,148,1196636400"; d="scan'208";a="20183744" Received: from einhorn.in-berlin.de ([192.109.42.8]) by mail4-smtp-sop.national.inria.fr with ESMTP; 10 Dec 2007 23:13:32 +0100 X-Envelope-From: oliver@first.in-berlin.de X-Envelope-To: Received: from einhorn.in-berlin.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by einhorn.in-berlin.de (8.13.6/8.13.6/Debian-1) with ESMTP id lBAMDVtx008111 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:13:31 +0100 Received: (from www-data@localhost) by einhorn.in-berlin.de (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id lBAMDVSW008109 for caml-list@inria.fr; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:13:31 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: einhorn.in-berlin.de: www-data set sender to oliver@first.in-berlin.de using -f Received: from dslb-088-073-105-066.pools.arcor-ip.net (dslb-088-073-105-066.pools.arcor-ip.net [88.73.105.66]) by webmail.in-berlin.de (IMP) with HTTP for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:13:31 +0100 Message-ID: <1197324811.475dba0b8c26d@webmail.in-berlin.de> Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:13:31 +0100 From: Oliver Bandel To: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Ask for a more efficient way to deallocate memory (full version) References: <39980.81.57.198.61.1197236388.squirrel@webmail.lpn.cnrs.fr> <95513600712091355j35c4fa65g40bbfce02303796a@mail.gmail.com> <475D2210.70708@Lpn.cnrs.fr> <1197304401.475d6a51d9c06@webmail.in-berlin.de> <20071210202738.GA15084@furbychan.cocan.org> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.2.6 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang_at_IN-Berlin_e.V. on 192.109.42.8 X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 475DBA09.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail . ensmp . fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; bandel:01 in-berlin:01 ocaml:01 ocaml:01 oliver:01 oliver:01 caml-list:01 jambon:01 jambon:01 implemented:02 construct:02 native:03 deallocate:03 extension:06 extension:06 Zitat von Gordon Henriksen : [...] > Ocaml is hampered in that its try block has no native finally > construct, which requires repetition in the normal flow-of-control > and > exceptional cases. [...] I have not looked at it in detail and did not used it, but there is an implementation of a language extension by Martin Jambon, that offers a try...finally. Because I don't know how it's implemented, I don't know if this adds a performance lack. But possibly it would make sense to look at it closer to explore it's advantages and disadvantages... ...but I've no experience in OCaml extension, so I hope someone here can say some wprds about it. Look here: http://martin.jambon.free.fr/ocaml.html Look for "TryFinally". Ciao, Oliver