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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] OCaml memory leak issue
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 23:40:03 +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> 
> In case of custom blocks and finalize function I believe this to be an
> error. Managing resources that the OS does not free (IPC tokens,
> tempfiles, ...) is made much harder due to this.

You also have "at_exit" and weak pointers which can help you to do that.

Best,
C.