Re: G++ ABI mismatches

[Nathan Sidwell <nathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 08:47:51AM +0100, Nathan Sidwell wrote:
>
> > > ... I also noticed that G++ is building __cxa_begin_catch with type
> > > void*(*)(void*), instead of void(*)(void*) as it is defined in section
> > > 2.5.3 of the ABI spec.
> > >
> > > Which one is wrong?
> > gcc's implementation is incorrect. its return value is never used
>
> This is false.
>
> The return value is the adjusted pointer to the exception object.
> Consider the following test case, which shows that pointer adjustment
> must happen on a per-handler basis.
doh! In grepping for cxa_being_catch I forgot that the compiler
generates those calls. <slaps forehead>

nathan
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