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

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-24 16:39:19

Victor A. Wagner Jr. wrote:
> 
> OK, blunt point.
> the standard is (insert favorite expletive or "in error") if it
> allows use of std::runtime_error to terminate the program due to low
> memory situations (run out of memory (due to copying) during stack
> unwinding).

It does not allow such a thing.