Re: [boost] New Boost.XInt Library, request preliminary review

Subject: Re: [boost] New Boost.XInt Library, request preliminary review
From: Scott McMurray (me22.ca+boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-28 22:13:05

On 28 March 2010 22:02, Chad Nelson <chad.thecomfychair_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> Blockable exceptions are an XInt library thing, which I added because
> people are asking for them. See the XInt documentation, the page labeled
> "Exceptions and Exception Blocking" (ref_exceptions.html).
>

Then the obvious question is, "Why isn't overflow blockable"?

If the point is to be useful when exceptions are off, they should all
be able to generate special values instead of throwing.