Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/12/03/13:06:27
ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire) writes:
> Does GCC/DJGPP support C++ exceptions; that is to say, the throw statement
> and the try...catch block?
Yes.
> If so, in what ways if any does it deviate from the standard?
It doesn't; it's just broken.
> I searched the FAQ... under such items as "exception", "throw", and "C++" and
> failed to find one single reference to C++ exceptions...
That's because this is not a DJGPP-specific issue.
> ... in the entire monolithic document.
You see, the FAQ is big enough already. (And please don't be so rude about it.)
I have read around this before - the bugs are well known - but I don't remember
where. You could try searching the c.o.m.d. archive at delorie.com. I'm pretty
sure that that will turn up a lot of articles on the subject.
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Ian Miller, Dorset, UK
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