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Re: catch(...) and forced unwind
- From: David Abrahams <dave at boost-consulting dot com>
- To: Jason Merrill <jason at redhat dot com>
- Cc: Matt Austern <austern at apple dot com>, Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, Richard Henderson <rth at redhat dot com>, Nathan Myers <ncm at cantrip dot org>, Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>, wekempf at cox dot net, Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>, fjh at cs dot mu dot oz dot au, Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz at redhat dot com>, William Kempf <williamkempf at hotmail dot com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:48:38 -0500
- Subject: Re: catch(...) and forced unwind
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Jason Merrill <jason@redhat.com> writes:
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:55:13 -0500, David Abrahams <dave@boost-consulting.com> wrote:
>
>> Matt Austern <austern@apple.com> writes:
>>
>>> The real issue, of course is the old one: that the people defining the
>>> POSIX standard and the people defining the C++ standard didn't
>>> spend enough time talking to each other. POSIX doesn't know
>>> anything about C++ contracts.
>
>> Nor about standard C++ library functions, I presume? Why should it
>> have any impact on the behavior of the C++ lib from a standards POV?
>
> The two standards are incompatible as written. To make pthreads and C++
> play nice together, one or both need some adjustment.
Thanks, I gathered someone is saying that. I'm asking someone to
connect the dots for me so I can see what, specifically, makes them
incompatible.
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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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