Merge branch 'blead' into dual/Safe

[perl5.git] / intrpvar.h

diff --git a/intrpvar.h b/intrpvar.h
index fe3f07f..9f8e443 100644 (file)
--- a/intrpvar.h
+++ b/intrpvar.h
@@ -170,7 +170,19 @@ PERLVARA(Icolors,6,        char *)         /* from regcomp.c */
 PERLVARI(Ipeepp,       peep_t, MEMBER_TO_FPTR(Perl_peep))
                                        /* Pointer to peephole optimizer */
 
-PERLVARI(Iopfreehook,  Perl_check_t, 0) /* op_free() hook */
+/*
+=for apidoc Amn|Perl_ophook_t|PL_opfreehook
+
+When non-C<NULL>, the function pointed by this variable will be called each time an OP is freed with the corresponding OP as the argument.
+This allows extensions to free any extra attribute they have locally attached to an OP.
+It is also assured to first fire for the parent OP and then for its kids.
+
+When you replace this variable, it is considered a good practice to store the possibly previously installed hook and that you recall it inside your own.
+
+=cut
+*/
+
+PERLVARI(Iopfreehook,  Perl_ophook_t, 0) /* op_free() hook */
 
 PERLVARI(Imaxscream,   I32,    -1)
 PERLVARI(Ireginterp_cnt,I32,    0)     /* Whether "Regexp" was interpolated. */