[project @ 2003-06-12 12:55:27 by ross]

[haskell-directory.git] / GHC / ForeignPtr.hs

diff --git a/GHC/ForeignPtr.hs b/GHC/ForeignPtr.hs
index 07c201a..2112b34 100644 (file)
--- a/GHC/ForeignPtr.hs
+++ b/GHC/ForeignPtr.hs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module GHC.ForeignPtr
   (
        ForeignPtr(..),
        FinalizerPtr,
-       newForeignPtr,
        newForeignPtr_,
        mallocForeignPtr,
        mallocForeignPtrBytes,
@@ -79,19 +78,6 @@ INSTANCE_TYPEABLE1(ForeignPtr,foreignPtrTc,"ForeignPtr")
 -- 
 type FinalizerPtr a = FunPtr (Ptr a -> IO ())
 
-newForeignPtr :: Ptr a -> FinalizerPtr a -> IO (ForeignPtr a)
--- ^Turns a plain memory reference into a foreign pointer, and
--- associates a finaliser with the reference.  The finaliser will be executed
--- after the last reference to the foreign object is dropped.  Note that there
--- is no guarantee on how soon the finaliser is executed after the last
--- reference was dropped; this depends on the details of the Haskell storage
--- manager. The only guarantee is that the finaliser runs before the program
--- terminates.
-newForeignPtr p finalizer
-  = do fObj <- newForeignPtr_ p
-       addForeignPtrFinalizer fObj finalizer
-       return fObj
-
 newConcForeignPtr :: Ptr a -> IO () -> IO (ForeignPtr a)
 -- ^Turns a plain memory reference into a foreign object
 -- by associating a finaliser - given by the monadic operation