Re: After retrieving data from DB, the memory doesn't seem to be freed up

[Tom Schindl <suppressed>]

Right: 
http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2006/03/msg111095.html

Tom

Perrin Harkins schrieb:
> On 5/10/07, Andy Armstrong <suppressed> wrote:
> > Unless I'm misunderstanding you that's not true. When a value's
> > reference count goes to zero the memory is freed - at least to Perl
> > if not to the OS.
>
> No, it's not.  I know it's counter-intutive, but this is a feature of
> Perl, and the behavior has been discussed and confirmed a number of
> times, both on this list and on perlmonks.org.
>
> - Perrin