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

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-23 18:25:33

"David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:u1xhxlb6w.fsf_at_boost-consulting.com...
> "Jonathan Turkanis" <technews_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
> > "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 ?
>
> ?? I only said Jeff was wrong.

I don't remember why I phrased it that way. I didn't think your
remarks were aimed at me.

> > If you have to embed strings, make sure all allocation takes place
> > at the time of construction, and use reference counting?
>
> Yes, that's right.

I remember looking at filesystem_error sometime back, and thinking 'if
Beman does it, it must be okay'. ;-) But I see it's been fixed.

Jonathan