Re: [Boost-users] Boost-users Digest, Vol 2531, Issue 1

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost-users Digest, Vol 2531, Issue 1
From: Dhirendra Pal Singh (s9_rose_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-03 13:40:12

> 
> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Dhirendra Pal Singh <s9_rose_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> > If this question has been asked already, I apologise,
> but I have to go back to my group and present the answer. So
> please bear with me.
> >
> > In my current project we are using boost extensively,
> with exceptions disabled, until last week, when I started
> using boost threads. I get the following error when
> compiling...
> >
> > ***************
> >
> deepsin_at_deepsin-lnx01:~/code/boost_thread/boost_threads_eg1$
> g++ -fno-exceptions -g -I /usr/local/include/boost/ t1.cpp
> -o t1 -lboost_thread
> > In file included from
> /usr/local/include/boost/exception_ptr.hpp:9,
> > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? from
> /usr/local/include/boost/thread/future.hpp:14,
> > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? from
> /usr/local/include/boost/thread.hpp:24,
> > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? from t1.cpp:3:
> >
> /usr/local/include/boost/exception/detail/exception_ptr.hpp:17:2:
> error: #error This header requires exception handling to be
> enabled.
> > **************
> >
> > This means that any header file that includes,
> thread.hpp can't be compiled with -fno-exceptions. I have
> couple of questions if someone could help me with, I would
> appreciate.
> 
> It appears that this is due to a dependency of Boost Thread
> on Boost
> Exception's exception_ptr. Somebody should look into this
> and either
> remove that dependency or add #ifndef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
> around the
> relevant code (unfortunately I don't have time right now to
> look into
> this myself.)
> 
> Emil Dotchevski
> Reverge Studios, Inc.
> http://www.revergestudios.com/reblog/index.php?n=ReCode
> 

Thanks for a response Emil. Do you think you can spare some time for hand holding, so that I can make this change... :)

Thanks
PS: I love this link on your webpage.
http://www.revergestudios.com/reblog/uploads/ReCode/languages1.jpg. Everybody in my group got a kick out of it.