[help-3dldf] Re: variables in yyparse

[Akim Demaille]

>>> "Paul" == Paul Eggert <address@hidden> writes:

 >> Is the upshot that `bad_alloc' will never be thrown?

 > Sorry, I don't quite follow C++ and don't really know the difference
 > between the throwing forms of "new" and the others;

By default, when malloc would return 0, new throws bad_alloc.  There
is a special form of new with a second argument equal to the global
object nothrow that makes it return 0.

 > but the bottom line is that yes, if you keep allocating objects and
 > never free them, eventually you'll run out of memory (even on GNU
 > systems :-).

I believe it should be emphasized that it that case, most programs
(but the OS, shells, etc.) can simply shut down.  The situation is
really exceptional, and recovery almost impossible.