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Re: Warnings for unhandled c++ exceptions?
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 09:08:13PM +0100, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com> writes:
>
> | On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 08:37:00PM +0100, Wesley W. Terpstra wrote:
> | > Because I was reading the C++ FAQ LITE yesterday. :-)
> | > I thought his definitions were apt.
> | > They are strong words though; maybe I should drop them.
> |
> | The FSF and RMS have some psychological hangup with calling code "legal" or
> | "illegal". (My own opinion is that, as long as the ISO language standard
> | uses it, RMS can take a leap.)
>
> C++ definition does not use such strong words. Rather, it speaks of
> "well-formed"/"ill-formed" program constructs.
I don't recall where, but a text search of the standard will show otherwise.
Phil
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