GC.malloc is pure - wat

[Steven Schveighoffer via Digitalmars-d]

On 4/25/15 11:06 PM, deadalnix wrote:
> On Friday, 24 April 2015 at 23:27:36 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>>> pure function can access global immutable state that wasn't passed to
>>> it, so you may want to revise your definition.
>>
>> Sure: s/accessing/altering, my mistake.
>>
>
> That is the whole point. See it as follow: GC.malloc create new state.
> As long as this new state doesn't escape the pure function, it is as if
> that state was local.

I get that, you can apply the same thing for free. No reason this can't 
be a pure function:

void foo()
{
    int *x = cast(int *)malloc(sizeof(int));
    *x = 0;
    scope(exit) free(x);
}

But there are other problems, as I pointed out in another post.

-Steve