Re: [boost] Boost and exceptions

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost and exceptions
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-06-23 18:29:30

Emil Dotchevski wrote:
> There were a few examples of libraries emitting exceptions that did
> not derive from std::exception in violation of a
> boost::throw_exception requirement.

The original boost::throw_exception or the current one?
>
> This requirement was not enforced prior to Boost version 1.36. With
> the introduction of Boost Exception, we got compile errors in the
> offending libraries.

Does this mean that if some user/library uses exceptions which don't
derive from std::exception he can't use the boost exception library?

Does Boost exception actually depend on the argument to
boost::throw_exception being drived from std::exception?

Robert Ramey

> Emil Dotchevski
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