Re: [boost] Request for Interest in several Modules

Subject: Re: [boost] Request for Interest in several Modules
From: Mathias Gaunard (mathias.gaunard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-01-10 12:16:24

On 01/10/2012 04:29 PM, Marshall Clow wrote:
> On Jan 10, 2012, at 7:11 AM, Artyom Beilis wrote:
>
>> Boost.StackTrace
>>
>>     Collecting stack trace automatically from exception and printing it.
>>
>>     Very Very useful for debugging.
>>
>>     http://cppcms.sourceforge.net/cppcms_ref_v0_99/namespacebooster_1_1stack__trace.html
>>     http://cppcms.sourceforge.net/cppcms_ref_v0_99/backtrace_8h_source.html
>>
>>
>>     Any interest in this library. It works (collects a trace and prints it) on:
>>     Windows, Solaris, Linux, Mac OS X
>
> This would be a great (feature) addition for Boost.Exception; the ability to attach a stack trace to an exception showing where it was thrown.
>
> As you say, very, very useful for debugging

Why not just use a debugger?
They can give backtraces as well.

While we're speaking of it, Boost.Exception adds a massive amount of 
bloat. I'm considering scrapping it for that reason.