End-of-scope actions: Garbage collection.

[Tony Olekshy]

Dan Sugalski wrote:
> 
> I do wish people would get garbage collection and finalization split in
> their minds. They are two separate things which can, and will, be dealt
> with separately.
> 
> For the record:
> 
> THE GARBAGE COLLECTOR WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH FINALIZATION, AND
> NO PERL OBJECT CODE WILL BE CALLED FOR VARIABLES UNDERGOING GARBAGE
> COLLECTION.
> 
> Thank you.

Thank *you* Dan.  I was beginning to wonder if anyone understood.

For the record now, GC is none of your business, you're not
allowed to know how it works (it's a "black box").  Finalization
is handled by try {} finally {}.  Finally.  Finalization.  Get it?

Yours, &c, Tony Olekshy