Re: [boost] Boost and exceptions

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost and exceptions
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-06-19 04:47:04

> I am working on a C++ based project which forbids the usage of C++ 
> exceptions
> but it is still preferable to use Boost libraries at least the ones which 
> do
> not make use of C++ exceptions at all. I am especially interested in using
> Boost.Units and Boost.Math.
>
> Which of Boost libraries do NOT make use of C++ exceptions (i did not find
> such a list but maybe its already available somewhere)?

I can't comment on other libraries, but you can turn off use of exceptions 
to report errors in Boost.Math via the policies mechanism: 
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_49_0/libs/math/doc/sf_and_dist/html/math_toolkit/policy.html

In addition if you're only interested in the TR1 special functions, then the 
C compatible libraries provided by Boost.Math (see boost/math/tr1.hpp and 
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_49_0/libs/math/doc/sf_and_dist/html/math_toolkit/main_overview/tr1.html) 
will set ::errno rather than throw an exception.

HTH, John.