Geometry Boost List: [ggl] Definition of exception types

Subject: [ggl] Definition of exception types
From: Mateusz Loskot (mateusz)
Date: 2009-06-16 14:24:07

Bruno Lalande wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>> Yes. The code I presented was there to define the error_type usable as the
>> default argument:
>>
>>    some_function(..., error_type& e = throws);
> 
> OK, wasn't obvious to me. I guess the "error_type" in the line above
> is actually what you call "error_code" in the adaptation code you sent
> after.
> 
> This solution sounds definitively good to me. It makes error handling
> in GGL very flexible to the users' needs, and makes us already
> compliant to the upcoming standard.

Yes, I'm supportive to Bruno's opinion.
The earlier we decide, the easier it will be to marry current
code with this solution.

Just a loose idea, may be it would be good idea to prepare the proposal
as RFC?

A few examples to explain it better:
http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/RfcList

Cheers,
-- 
Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
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