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- From: wyrmok@plg.uwaterloo.ca (Russell Mok)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.compilers
- Subject: Implement resumption model for exception handling?
- Date: 20 Apr 1996 23:46:41 -0400
- Organization: University of Waterloo
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- Keywords: errors, C++, design, question
-
- In "The Design and Evolution of C++" by Bjarne Stroustrup(1994), there
- is a chapter about exception. Stroustrup said the resumption model was
- rejected because it is inefficient and of little use. He refered to
- the Mesa project and Jim Mitchell's presentation. However, there is no
- explicit reference in the book.
-
- I DESPERATELY need to know why, in details. I read a paper on
- Exceptional C by Gehani and he mentioned the implementation requires
- cactus stack --- an implementation of multiple stack. He was brief and
- I don't really understand his reasoning.
-
- I have been thinking about the problem for a while and it seems to me
- that resumption can be implemented reasonably efficiently with some
- restrictions. However, I rather believe that I overlook some crucial
- issues than I am right.
-
- If you think you can help, please drop me an email.
-
- Thanks a bundle.
-
- Russell
-
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