From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-28 17:53:55
eegg_at_[hidden] writes:
>> > 1. Some platforms pose non-C++ exceptions as normal C++ exception.
>> > You don't always want those platfrom specific exceptions trigger
>> > a whole bunch of stuff in your program.
>>
>> The only platform I know of that does that is Windows/MSVC
>
> It makes it pretty common, doesn't it. :)
And there are other such platforms. The details escape me at the
moment.
-- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com