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Re: [basic-improvements] try/finally support for c/c++ - more tests

From: Geoff Keating <geoffk at geoffk dot org>
To: Richard Henderson <rth at redhat dot com>
Cc: Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>, Aldy Hernandez <aldyh at redhat dot com>, "gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>, "jason at redhat dot com" <jason at redhat dot com>
Date: 06 Nov 2002 18:34:44 -0800
Subject: Re: [basic-improvements] try/finally support for c/c++ - more tests
References: <20021106124304.G10988@devserv.devel.redhat.com><8450000.1036625540@warlock.codesourcery.com><20021107000307.GQ22215@redhat.com>

Richard Henderson <rth@redhat.com> writes:

> On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 03:32:20PM -0800, Mark Mitchell wrote:
> > I do not think we should add exception support of any kind to GNU C; use
> > C++ if you want exceptions.
> 
> See elsewhere about resistance compiling libc with a c++ compiler.

It wouldn't work, anyway.  User programs can also use
pthread_cleanup_push/pthread_cleanup_pop, in C, so whatever mechanism
is used for that must be accessible to C.

-- 
- Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org>

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