.IP "ev_default_destroy ()" 4
.IX Item "ev_default_destroy ()"
Destroys the default loop again (frees all memory and kernel state
-etc.). This stops all registered event watchers (by not touching them in
-any way whatsoever, although you cannot rely on this :).
+etc.). None of the active event watchers will be stopped in the normal
+sense, so e.g. \f(CW\*(C`ev_is_active\*(C'\fR might still return true. It is your
+responsibility to either stop all watchers cleanly yoursef \fIbefore\fR
+calling this function, or cope with the fact afterwards (which is usually
+the easiest thing, youc na just ignore the watchers and/or \f(CW\*(C`free ()\*(C'\fR them
+for example).
.IP "ev_loop_destroy (loop)" 4
.IX Item "ev_loop_destroy (loop)"
Like \f(CW\*(C`ev_default_destroy\*(C'\fR, but destroys an event loop created by an
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<dt>ev_default_destroy ()</dt>
<dd>
<p>Destroys the default loop again (frees all memory and kernel state
-etc.). This stops all registered event watchers (by not touching them in
-any way whatsoever, although you cannot rely on this :).</p>
+etc.). None of the active event watchers will be stopped in the normal
+sense, so e.g. <code>ev_is_active</code> might still return true. It is your
+responsibility to either stop all watchers cleanly yoursef <i>before</i>
+calling this function, or cope with the fact afterwards (which is usually
+the easiest thing, youc na just ignore the watchers and/or <code>free ()</code> them
+for example).</p>
</dd>
<dt>ev_loop_destroy (loop)</dt>
<dd>
=item ev_default_destroy ()
Destroys the default loop again (frees all memory and kernel state
-etc.). This stops all registered event watchers (by not touching them in
-any way whatsoever, although you cannot rely on this :).
+etc.). None of the active event watchers will be stopped in the normal
+sense, so e.g. C<ev_is_active> might still return true. It is your
+responsibility to either stop all watchers cleanly yoursef I<before>
+calling this function, or cope with the fact afterwards (which is usually
+the easiest thing, youc na just ignore the watchers and/or C<free ()> them
+for example).
=item ev_loop_destroy (loop)
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