Re: [boost] Noexcept

Subject: Re: [boost] Noexcept
From: Emil Dotchevski (emildotchevski_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-06-13 00:42:48

On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 5:08 PM, Gavin Lambert via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On 12/06/2017 20:22, Emil Dotchevski wrote:
>
>> Noexcept is a new C++11 library that implements a different approach to
>> solving the same problem. Any feedback is welcome.
>>
>> https://zajo.github.io/boost-noexcept/
>>
>
> From the docs:
>
>> WARNING
>> If unhandled errors remain at the time the current thread terminates,
>> Noexcept calls abort(). Use catch_<> to handle any error regardless
>> of its type.
>>
>
> Shouldn't it call std::terminate() instead?

I think abort() is better because it would be strange for a program that
doesn't use exceptions to indicate an unhandled exception. :) But maybe it
would be more practical to call terminate(), I'm not sure.