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Re: Generic g++ exception catch/throw support

To: gdb-patches at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
Subject: Re: Generic g++ exception catch/throw support
From: Tom Tromey <tromey at cygnus dot com>
Date: 04 Mar 2000 22:37:57 -0700
Newsgroups: cygnus.patches.gdb
Organization: Cygnus Solutions
References: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10001251034001.10773-200000@propylaea.anduin.com> <rlputaujdk.fsf@hoser.cygnus.com>
Reply-To: tromey at cygnus dot com

Anthony> * I don't see __start_cp_handler in the mainline libgcc sources.  Is
Anthony>   this something special in the BeOS libgcc?

It is in gcc/cp/exception.cc.

Anthony> * Once these issues are sorted out, the GCC people should be
Anthony> told that gdb intends to use these functions as hooks.  We
Anthony> can comment the libgcc sources then to make sure people think
Anthony> twice before modifying them.

Note that Java doesn't use __start_cp_handler when generating
exception code.  Does this mean that the gdb exception handling
feature won't work with Java exceptions?

Tom

References:
- Generic g++ exception catch/throw support
  - From: Daniel Berlin
- Re: Generic g++ exception catch/throw support
  - From: Anthony Green

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