...seem a little strange to make scope(raii) an exception....

Stewart.

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The RAII meaning of auto came first.  D programmers from pre-0.137 days are...

...add 'scope(exit) delete foo' after every RAII
declaration isn't nice at all (though...

...scope can be used to indicate RAII:
   scope(raii) Foo f = new Foo;
or scope...

...scope(exit)? Then it wouldn't be RAII anymore! Or I don't understand your...

Sigh.. was it really necessary to start another thread about this?

...non-RAII?

If auto for implicit type inference stays, I propose removing it for RAII...

...s NOT "called auto". "auto" is for RAII, ie. destruction on scope exit. "auto" is...

...perhaps mistaken, impression that auto ALWAYS means RAII.  Or at least that is his future...

...at the same time declare it as RAII object. IMO, the worst thing about this...