[MLton-devel] Re: finalization in MLton

Matthew Fluet fluet@cs.cornell.edu
Mon, 19 May 2003 21:26:28 -0400 (EDT)


> > > OK, I think that's a good compromise, to add new' (or whatever is a
> > > better name -- suggestions appreciated).
> >
> > "init"?  (Or is it oxymoronic to initalize a value with a finalizer?)
> >
> > Or "finalize"?
>
> Of those I prefer "finalize", but that still reads to me like the
> finalizer is being run now.  The best I could come up with is
> "newAdd".  Maybe it should be left out after all ...  I think I'll
> wait for more of a push to put it in.

I thought of  "finalizeWith"  while walking home.  Or, maybe
"withFinalizer" sits better with "addFinalizer".




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