Date: 25 Feb 1997 13:37:00 +0100
From: jth AT jth DOT ping DOT de (Jens Theisen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Message-ID: <6RYughwjoNB@jth.ping.de>
Subject: exceptions in djgpp incomplete
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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I have noticed that exception handling in djgpp isn't fully supported, at  
least not in my version 2.7.2. Exceptions can only be caught as they are  
thrown. No exception handler can catch a subclass from the class he wants  
to have. I have testet a trivial program on both djgpp, gcc under linux  
and watcom c++. Watcom C++ behaves the Stroustrup way, both other simply  
don't catch my exception.

Besides, my djgpp sometimes crashes when dealing with exceptions, although  
this need not necessarily be the fault of djgpp.

Well, actually, exceptions aren't mentioned in any doc I have about both  
gcc and djgpp.

Since I really interested in exceptions, I'm now wondering if there is  
another gcc version available, or perhaps coming soon, which has real  
exception handling. Does anyone know of such?

 - Jens Theisen / jth AT jth DOT ping DOT de -