On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:59:28 -0400, Andres Salomon wrote:

>> Since not sure what you want really, I cannot tell what is
>> "better".  At least, finalizers are different from destructors.
> 
> Different how?  Conceptually (according to the pickaxe 1st ed), they
> appear to be similar; a method called when the object is destroyed.  The
> only difference I can see are scope issues, as apparently
> finalizers may not be defined within a class.

Nevermind; I just happened upon
<http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?GCAndMemoryManagement>, which explained
everything wonderfully.  Thanks for your help.