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Date:	Fri, 13 Feb 2004 19:46:11 PST8
From:	"Bob" <tt336a5u02@sneakemail.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-programming@scoug.com
To:	scoug-programming@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Programming: PL/I most important statement (was: call(TZ)

** Reply to message from "Peter Skye pskye@peterskye.com" on Fri, 13 Feb 2004
18:23:06 PST8

> *My* code is nice and tidy and doesn't have to worry about allocations
> or deallocations. *Your* code reminds me of those terrible C memallocs
> which the programmer must keep track of lest he forget to release those
> allocated bytes.
>
> Throw that allocate in the trash can, Lynn. Use BEGIN.

The difference is who has to remember what has been allocated. In C you have
to do it (some types of allocation are freed when you exit a procedure but not
all). In PLI the compiler does it. In PLI when you exit a procedure all
memory allocated in the procedure is freed when the procedure exits.

--
Robert Blair

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