Re: Re: [boost] Re: Next revision of boost::thread & OS error code.

From: William E. Kempf (wekempf_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-10 11:18:06

> From: David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]>
> "William E. Kempf" <wekempf_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> >> From: Martin Brown <martin_w_brown_at_[hidden]>
> >> 
> >> 2. The user needs a localised error message.
> >
> > Is the textual representation of the exception name
> > enough?  If not, how do you propose a library provide
> > such a localised error message?
> 
> I will weigh in here with one strong opinion: producing localized
> error messages should not be the job of the exception object or the
> code which throws it.  Error message formatting and localization
> should happen after exceptions are caught.

Full agreement.  But what (if anything) must the exception object provide in order for the exception handlers to be able to format a localized message?

William E. Kempf
wekempf_at_[hidden]