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From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
To: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at>
Subject: Re: Q&D implementation of dlfunc()
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Tony Finch wrote:
> On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 08:32:35PM -0700, John Polstra wrote:
>> Actually I think I'd prefer a pointer to the unique struct, but it
>> doesn't really make any difference.
> 
> It does -- consider the following:
> 
>       void *p = malloc(10);
>       dlfunc(NULL, "free")(p);

Yep, you're right.  I plead C++ brain pollution. :-}

John

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