Re: [boost] catch_exceptions.hpp

From: Beman Dawes (beman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-05-03 06:47:47

At 07:08 AM 5/3/01 -0400, John Maddock wrote:

 >I wonder is there any reason why:
 >
 >    void report_exception( std::ostream & os,
 >                           const char * name, const char * info )
 >
 >is not declared inline - the reason I ask is that without the inline
 >declarator, catch_exceptions.hpp can only be used in a single translation
 >unit, otherwise you get ODR violations (it messes up precompiled headers 
as
 >well BTW).  Although this helper function is designed for use with the 
test
 >tools library, it is actually quite useful in it's own right, so it would
 >be nice if this can be fixed.

I'll look at it, but it will have to wait a week or so.  There are also 
some other issues outstanding.

--Beman