class shrinky_pointer { let i: @@mut int; fn look_at() -> int { return **(self.i); } new(i: @@mut int) { self.i = i; } drop { log(error, ~"Hello!"); **(self.i) -= 1; } } fn main() { let my_total = @@mut 10; { let pt <- shrinky_pointer(my_total); assert (pt.look_at() == 10); } log(error, fmt!{"my_total = %d", **my_total}); assert (**my_total == 9); }