From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-03 05:58:42
Richard Jepps wrote:
> An exception would work in this case because there is no return
> value, however there might be problems with resource leaks - even if
> version 1_30_0 doesn't leak, a later one might.
An exception can "return" arbitrary data, and no, a later one might not
leak. That's the same as saying "even if version 1_30_0 does work, a later
one might contain a bug."