[ntp:hackers] Segfaults in ntp-dev

Paul Vixie paul at vix.com
Mon Jun 4 08:52:27 PDT 2007


> There are add-on libraries for C and C++ that keep track of how many
> times each structure is referenced and only do garbage collection when
> nobody is left referencing it.

yes, that kind of lisp-like refcounting is common in C++ programming now.
however, the discussion here is centered on whether it's possible to return
aggregates from functions without using pointers at all.  refcounting isn't
in the equation.


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