Re: [boost] Boost and exceptions

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost and exceptions
From: Emil Dotchevski (emildotchevski_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-06-19 19:34:51

On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Jeffrey Lee Hellrung, Jr. <
jeffrey.hellrung_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Robert Ramey <ramey_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> [...]
>
> > And of course I'm still smarting from having the BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
> > definition change while I wasn't looking to from what has always been
> > documented in a way that makes some sense to something that
> > I still dont' get.
> >
> > So I stand behind my suggestions.
> >
>
> Sorry, I've only been glossing over this discussion. Can someone please
> clarify how BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS has changed, what specific change Robert
> (and possibly others) find troubling, and what practical consequences this
> has had or presently has? Ditto for boost::throw_exception.
>

The semantics of BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS have not changed.

boost::throw_exception was altered with the acceptance of Boost Exception,
to automatically make Boost exceptions derive from boost::exception. This
is an empty shell that enables the Boost Exception functionality. Robert
has no use for that functionality and sees the empty shell as overhead.

Emil Dotchevski
Reverge Studios, Inc.
http://www.revergestudios.com/reblog/index.php?n=ReCode