[c++-pthreads] Re: C++ and posix threads

[Richard Henderson]

On Thu, Dec 25, 2003 at 02:35:31PM -0500, David Abrahams wrote:
> I'm not sure I understand what you're saying.  The POSIX C binding
> standard is in direct conflict with the ISO C++ standard, so _some_
> standard will be violated.  [...] If that's what you're saying, why
> is it better to violate the POSIX standard than the ISO C++ standard?

I think there are degrees here.

The conflict with ISO C++ is that it says that ISO C functions can't
throw.  Reverting that clause seems to me to be a minor change.

The proposed change to POSIX such that it does not use abnormal return 
semantics is a *major* change.



r~