[Boost-users] Re: Guidelines for effective exception usage

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-23 16:48:04

"David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:uu0utmv5h.fsf_at_boost-consulting.com...
> Jeff Holle <jeff.holle_at_[hidden]> writes:

> No it is not.  Even if you aren't throwing due to memory starvation,
> you could run out of memory during unwinding, when the exception is
> copied.  That leads you directly to terminate().  Do not pass Go; do
> not collect $200.

So basically my advice is all wrong ?  If you have to embed strings,
make sure all allocation takes place at the time of construction, and
use reference counting?

Jonathan