[Haskell-cafe] Re: ForeignFunPtr

[Maurí­cio CA]

Isn't freeHaskellFunPtr a required finalization procedure?

Maurício

> the purpose of ForeignPtr is to attach a finalization procedure to the
> object behind the pointer.  for example, you can have close called
> aimplicitly whenever the garbage collector finds you don't need a file
> handle any more.  function pointers do not need finalization.
> 
>>
>> We have ForeignPtr. Why isn't there a
>> corresponding ForeignFunPtr?
>>