Tail recursion vs exceptions vs C++

[Oscar Fuentes]

Iain McClatchie <iain@truecircuits.com> writes:

> I cannot compile the following one-line program without
> disabling exceptions.  Fails for both GCC 3.2.2 and 3.2.1.
>
> int main() { main(); }

Recursive calls to `main' is not permitted in C++ (5.2.2/9)

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Oscar