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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: -fno-exceptions?
From:       Alex Zepeda <garbanzo () hooked ! net>
Date:       1999-05-28 23:33:27
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On Fri, 28 May 1999 listasj@cban.com wrote:

> Then let's remove kSirc from CVS.  Exceptions are fundamental to kSirc it
> uses them for it's main parsing loops (no, their use is not only for error
> handling).  Exceptions are an important C++ feature and going backto
> setjmp/longjmp is plain stupid.

FWIW, exceptions are still handled with setjmp/longjmp on many platforms
(Linux/Alpha, FreeBSD, and Solaris come to mind).  Even where "true"
exceptions are handled, setjmp/longjmp are still required for use with
shared libs (namely on Solaris IIRC).

- alex

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Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
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