Re: [boost] Review Request: Boost Exception

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-14 13:37:52

Zach Laine wrote:

> That's correct, but I think a likelier scenario for standardization
> would be to include Boost.Exception as-is, so that it a) does not
> affect any current standard library or user code, and b) retains its
> full usefulness (I'm thinking here of your rationale section "Why
> doesn't boost::exception derive from std::exception?").

It would be much more useful to add the ability to transport arbitrary data 
from throw to catch to std::exception itself. I believe that this doesn't 
contradict your a) or b) points.