From: "Rylan" <rylan AT intekom DOT co DOT za>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Freeing static vars
Date: 30 Jan 1998 18:11:57 GMT
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Rylan wrote:
> > Is there anyway to free static variables under DJGPP when they have
> > outlived their usefulness?
> 
> Of course not. If there were, this would mean you could *dynamically*
> change the size of that variable (to zero). But 'dynamic' is the exact
> contradiction of 'static'. Depending on the size of that variable,
> this is either no problem at all, or you should have used a dynamic
> variable in the first place.

Sorry, stupid question. I wish to apologize to the group for wasting its
time.

Rylan