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From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
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On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:

> In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0406091051580.57882-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>, Ju
> lian Elischer writes:
> 
> >As I've said before and will continue to say..
> >"We need a more formal model of dealing with reference counts"
> >
> >i.e. 
> >
> >we should get a set of reference counting primatives and make it WELL
> >DOCUMENTED as to how they should be used..
> 
> And as others have replied:  It is seldom worth it from code clarity
> or performance wise.

few have replied in that way..
most have agreed that it is worth persuing..


> 
> -- 
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