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Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 15:57:14 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Ian Miller <itmiller AT dera DOT gov DOT uk>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com, Paul Derbyshire <ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA>
Subject: Re: DJGPP, GCC, and throw, try, catch
In-Reply-To: <8767p6comg.fsf@hasn.dera.gov.uk>
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.971208155619.4200P-100000@is>
MIME-Version: 1.0

On 3 Dec 1997, Ian Miller wrote:

> 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.

The G++ FAQ explains that the current GCC exception support doesn't
mix well with optimizations.  This really means that it is not yet
ready for use in production code.

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