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Subject: RE: setup.exe exception handling guidelines
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Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 17:21:51 +1000
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From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary R. Van Sickle [mailto:g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 3:06 PM
> To: CygWin Apps
> Subject: RE: setup.exe exception handling guidelines
> 
> 
> > > What about the standard C++ library exception class ? In the
> > > recent threads regarding setup and libgetopt++ I red that we 
> > > libstdc++ can be used now ?
> > 
> > Yes, libstdc++ can be used now. Whats the header for the 
> C++ library 
> > exception class?
> 
> <exception>.  Where those ISO guys come up with these crazy 
> names.... ;-P

It's truly shocking that. Anyway, Exception in setup inherits from C++
standard exception class. Why not direct? So if we want to change, we
can.

Rob