Re: Destructor Level

IIRC, PERL_DESTRUCTOR_LEVEL is a #define that sets how many passes perl makes at trying to destroy things in order when the interpreter ends normaly, before destroying things out of order (or just killing them -- I don't recall which).

Strangely, google and perldoc.com don't show any hits for PERL_DESTRUCTOR_LEVEL -- try greping the perl source for it, and reading nearby comments.

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Re: Re: Destructor Level by sauoq (Abbot) on Sep 14, 2002 at 17:41 UTC
Actually, I grep'd for it in both 5.8 and 5.6.1 sources before I answered. No hits. It seems the reason for that is that the define in question is PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL rather than PERL_DESTRUCTOR_LEVEL. I should have been a little more general with my grep the first time, I suppose. -sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";	[reply]