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

Subject: Re: [boost] [inspect] exceptions (FW: [Boost-users] no exceptions)
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-24 12:29:31

At Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:47:41 -0400,
Gruenke, Matt wrote:
> 
> I use exceptions, but I'm also sympathetic to those who can't use or
> don't want them.  I'm skeptical that all libraries can or should be
> designed to work without exceptions.

+1

> Would it be possible to simply specify which libraries support
> exception-free operation, in a fashion similar to how certain
> libraries are called out as header-only?

+1

> There's a potentially further distinction between libraries which
> propagate exceptions to the caller and those which only require them
> internally.

-1.  Until there's a demonstrated need, let's not overspecify 

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Dave Abrahams
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