Re: [Boost-users] [exception] RTTI

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-13 15:00:10

Emil Dotchevski wrote:
> A small piece of Boost Exception is integrated in
> boost::throw_exception, so any Boost library that throws exceptions
> introduces this dependency by default.
>
> To disable the Boost Exception integration in boost::throw_exception,
> #define BOOST_EXCEPTION_DISABLE. Because Boost Exception requires
> RTTI, #defining BOOST_NO_TYPEID has the same effect.

Hmmm, so how does Boost exception behave on systems
which don't support RTTI?

That is, can one assume that it's functionality will degrade gracefully in
environments where RTTI  is not supported?

Robert Ramey

> Emil Dotchevski
> Reverge Studios, Inc.
> http://www.revergestudios.com/reblog/index.php?n=ReCode