Hi, I searched and found info on loading modules only when needed...but I want to unload a module from memory.

I use Archive::Zip (which is cool), but I think it takes about 1.2 Megs RAM and 8 Megs of VM. I am on Win2K.

There doesn't seem to be a way to free the memory after it is used. I know I can delay the load of it by using 'require Archive::Zip' before I create a zip...

I also read that memory (at least under Unix) won't be released back to the OS...

My big problem is swapping. I also use Tk and if you watch the swap I/O (from perfmon) it is quite bad. I have lots of RAM, but the OS does it's own thing...

Is this just the way it works???

In reply to module unload by Anonymous Monk

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