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to: Neil Heller
from: Bo Simonsen
date: 2003-10-15 13:36:22
subject: Memory matters

Hello Neil!

Oct 14 21:58 03, Neil Heller wrote to Bo Simonsen:

 BS>> In my file ticker, I'm reading the configuration into a 
 BS>> structure.. This structure do I need all the time, so I 
 BS>> figured is it nessersary to free it then I'm ending the 
 BS>> program?

 NH> Yes, it's necessary in C/C++ but not in Java.

Hmm.. Then I wonder why is there still memory free on my machine?

 NH> By definition, to NOT free the structure is called memory leak.

Indeed.

Regards,
Bo

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