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[mike stump]

> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 09:04:16 -0700
> From: Richard Henderson <rth@redhat.com>
> To: Mark Butcher <M_J_BUTCHER@compuserve.com>

> On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 06:47:02PM -0400, Mark Butcher wrote:
> > 2. Could this error be avoided by configuring with
> > "--disable-sjlj-exceptions"

> No.  The problem is 

> mcore-pe.h:#define CC1_SPEC "-funsigned-bitfields %{!DIN_GCC:-fno-rtti} %{!DIN_GCC:-fno-exceptions}"

> Exceptions have been disabled for this target entirely.  I have no
> idea why this was done.

I can guess.  Someone was too lazy, or wasn't paid to make it work and
QA it.  :-)  Certainly I've seen mcore work with sjlj exceptions before
and pass the entire C++ testsuite with around 3 failures in-house, so I
know it can be made to work.