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doc: autofree/gc update

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@ -4114,17 +4114,16 @@ fn (data &MyType) free() {
Just as the compiler frees C data types with C's `free()`, it will statically insert
`free()` calls for your data type at the end of each variable's lifetime.
Autofree can be enabled with an `-autofree` flag.
For developers willing to have more low level control, autofree can be disabled with
`-manualfree`, or by adding a `[manualfree]` on each function that wants manage its
memory manually. (See [attributes](#attributes)).
_Note: right now autofree is hidden behind the -autofree flag. It will be enabled by
default in V 0.3. If autofree is not used, V programs will leak memory._
Note 2: Autofree is still WIP. Until it stabilises and becomes the default, please
compile your long running processes with `-gc boehm`, which will use the
Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector, to free the memory, that your
programs leak, at runtime.
avoid using it. Right now allocations are handled by a minimal and well performing GC
until V's autofree engine is production ready.
### Examples