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

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-24 17:05:11

"Victor A. Wagner Jr." <vawjr_at_[hidden]> writes:

> At Tuesday 2004-08-24 09:58, you wrote:
>>"Victor A. Wagner Jr." <vawjr_at_[hidden]> writes:
>>
> 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).

Well, that's up to QOI, really.  Anything can happen due to violated
"implementation limits".  Further, there's no requirement that
std::runtime_error contain a std::string by value.

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Dave Abrahams
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