Re: [boost] Attempting resolution of Threads & Exceptions Issue

From: Victor A. Wagner, Jr. (vawjr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-13 17:32:26

At Tuesday 2002/08/13 14:16, you wrote:
>From: "Victor A. Wagner, Jr." <vawjr_at_[hidden]>
>[deleted]
> >
> > I believe I proposed automagically handling the collection of
> > std::exception as one of the policies.  I remember offering to assist in
> > writing such a thing.
>
>Ugh. My point is more general. There are other hierarchies, and there are
>other exceptions derived from std::exception which you can't handle
>"automagically". I don't know whether that's significant or not, but it's
>worth evaluating.

it's likely significant.  Mayhaps our treatment of the std::exception 
hierarchy will be so clear that others won't hesitate to write one for 
their own hierarchy.  Well, I can dream, can't I?

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