Re: [boost] [C++11] If you have an old class with a throwing destructor...

Subject: Re: [boost] [C++11] If you have an old class with a throwing destructor...
From: Emil Dotchevski (emildotchevski_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-09-16 03:08:29

On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 11:20 PM, Nathan Ridge <zeratul976_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> On 13-09-09 02:57 PM, Niall Douglas wrote:
>>> On 9 Sep 2013 at 13:11, Nevin Liber wrote:
>>>
>>>>> In C++03 it was always best practice to *always* wrap your
>>>>> destructors in a try...catch clause.
>>>>
>>>> No; the best practice is not to throw from a destructor.
>>>
>>> Sorry, my unclear phrasing again ... by wrapping destructors I
>>> specifically meant:
>>>
>>> destructor::~destructor()
>>> { try {
>>> ...
>>> } catch(...) { /* do something useful */ } }
>>
>> Can you elaborate on what "something useful" is in this context?
>
> Log the error, perhaps?

I'd log it in /dev/null. :)

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