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		sramsay on Sept 21, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I Write Games in C (yes, C) Is RAII in C a serious suggestion being made anywhere?

kazinator on Sept 21, 2019 | [–]

GCC has it as an extension. See the cleanup attribute:

https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Variable-Attribute...

ncmncm on Sept 22, 2019 | [–]

It is meaningless without destructors and exceptions.

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