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The <code>CANCEL</code> statement in COBOL unloads from memory the dynamically-loadable module containing the specified program or entry-point. |
The <code>CANCEL</code> statement in COBOL unloads from memory the dynamically-loadable module containing the specified program or entry-point. |
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<lang cobol>CANCEL "foo"</lang> |
<lang cobol>CANCEL "foo"</lang> |
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=={{header|PARI/GP}}== |
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PARI code can be unloaded like any other C code. But if the code is in the form of a closure (i.e., a <code>GEN</code> object of type <code>t_CLOSURE</code>) then its space should be reclaimed by <code>gerepile</code> or moving <code>ltop</code> if it's at the bottom of the stack. |
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This is simpler in gp -- just <code>kill</code> the function (or set it to 0, not quite the same but will also cause the memory to be collected). |
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=={{header|Racket}}== |
=={{header|Racket}}== |
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