catch(...) and forced unwind

[David Abrahams]

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
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