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[Documentation] free -> dealloc (#7334)

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WhiteDuke
2018-03-16 15:55:00 +01:00
committed by Andreas Rumpf
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@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ when not defined(nimscript):
proc createU*(T: typedesc, size = 1.Positive): ptr T {.inline, benign.} =
## allocates a new memory block with at least ``T.sizeof * size``
## bytes. The block has to be freed with ``resize(block, 0)`` or
## ``free(block)``. The block is not initialized, so reading
## ``dealloc(block)``. The block is not initialized, so reading
## from it before writing to it is undefined behaviour!
## The allocated memory belongs to its allocating thread!
## Use `createSharedU` to allocate from a shared heap.
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@ when not defined(nimscript):
proc create*(T: typedesc, size = 1.Positive): ptr T {.inline, benign.} =
## allocates a new memory block with at least ``T.sizeof * size``
## bytes. The block has to be freed with ``resize(block, 0)`` or
## ``free(block)``. The block is initialized with all bytes
## ``dealloc(block)``. The block is initialized with all bytes
## containing zero, so it is somewhat safer than ``createU``.
## The allocated memory belongs to its allocating thread!
## Use `createShared` to allocate from a shared heap.
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ when not defined(nimscript):
## grows or shrinks a given memory block. If p is **nil** then a new
## memory block is returned. In either way the block has at least
## ``T.sizeof * newSize`` bytes. If ``newSize == 0`` and p is not
## **nil** ``resize`` calls ``free(p)``. In other cases the block
## **nil** ``resize`` calls ``dealloc(p)``. In other cases the block
## has to be freed with ``free``. The allocated memory belongs to
## its allocating thread!
## Use `resizeShared` to reallocate from a shared heap.