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If <code class="code">f x</code> yields, then Lwt will waits for its termination at the end of the program. <p> Note that <code class="code">f x</code> is not called at garbage collection time, but latter in the main loop.<br> </div> <pre><span id="VALfinalise_or_exit"><span class="keyword">val</span> finalise_or_exit</span> : <code class="type">('a -> unit <a href="Lwt.html#TYPEt">Lwt.t</a>) -> 'a -> unit</code></pre><div class="info"> <code class="code">finalise_or_exit f x</code> call <code class="code">f x</code> when <code class="code">x</code> is garbage collected or (exclusively) when the program exit.<br> </div> </body></html>