Exceptions in constructor?

[Paul Koning]

>>>>> "chip" == chip  <chip@atlantic.net> writes:

 chip> I'm 99.44% pleased with the exception-based code I can now
 chip> write and test under Linux on x86.  The remaining .56% would be
 chip> fulfilled if throwing an exception in a constructor
 chip> automatically called the appropriate operator delete () if
 chip> there had been a call to operator new ().

Does the C++ standard say to do that?  It would surprise me.  If it
doesn't, it would be a major problem if egcs did it anyway.

	paul