Re: using C++, was: Notes from Sharkfest '13

[Jeff Morriss <jeff.morriss.ws () gmail com>]

On 06/21/13 02:08, Dirk Jagdmann wrote:
> > C++. It snuck in with Qt. Should we allow C++ in the rest of the code or
> > at least use C++ compilation everywhere?
> Another advantage would be that we can use real C++ exceptions.

What would be the advantage of using C++ exceptions?

(I sort of like the fact that if I want to debug a malformed packet I 
can set a breakpoint at except_throw() and go straight to where the 
problem happened.  Maybe something similar is possible with C++ but I've 
never spent much time debugging C++ apps...)

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