RAII would break you if longjmp/setjmp are used. For example if you had the code in C++, but with "C" externs (like zeromq for example), then using RAII might b

RAII would break you if longjmp/setjmp are used. For example if you had the code in C++, but with "C" externs (like zeromq for example), then using RAII might bite someone unexpected where longjmp/setjmp would not unwind and call the destructors.