Re: [boost] [inspect] exceptions (FW: [Boost-users] no exceptions)

Subject: Re: [boost] [inspect] exceptions (FW: [Boost-users] no exceptions)
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-22 04:38:59

Emil Dotchevski wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Robert Kawulak
> <robert.kawulak_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> >From Boost Users ML:
>>
>>> From: Hochhaus, Andrew
>>> I would like to use boost with BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS [1] and the g++
>>> -fno-exceptions flag. However, it appears that some spots in boost
>>> library code:
>>>
>>> a) throw exceptions with the "raw" throw keyword [instead of
>>> BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION or boost::throw_exception]
>>> b) use try ... catch blocks without "#ifnef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS" guards
>>
>> Wouldn't it be a good idea to add checks for these to the inspect tool? Also, non-empty
>> exception specifications are discouraged by Boost guidelines - should appropriate checks be
>> added too?
> 
> +1

I don't think that Boost libraries are required to support non-conforming compilers or
operation modes of compilers, therefore adding inspect check for a workaround for such
non-comforming behaviour would be wrong, I think.

- Volodya

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