From: Jerzy Witkowski <Jerzy DOT Witkowski AT ii DOT uni DOT wroc DOT pl>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Bugs in 2.8.0?
Date: 11 Mar 1998 15:00:13 +0100
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When recompiling my current C++ programs with new 2.8.0 gpp I
found two differences, probably bugs.

First (minor one): when including <vector.h> with -Wall option,
compiler warns about symbol NULL defined twice: in string.h and
libio.h files.

Second, rather serious: exceptions cannot be caught.  The
following program:

#include <iostream.h>
int main (void) {
  try { throw (int)5; }
  catch (int) { cout << "catch" << endl; }
  return 0;
}

produces output "catch" with 2.7.2.1 and output "Abort!"
(incorrect, I think) with new 2.8.0 version. 

Is this something specific to DJGPP or to gcc 2.8.0 in general?

TIA,

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