Re: C++ exceptions don't work from Cygwin DLLs?

[Charles Wilson]

Bob Friesenhahn wrote:

> I am attempting to get ImageMagick to work properly using Cygwin DLLs.
> The C++ component is built as a DLL using the binutils auto-import
> feature and CVS libtool.  The library works fine with the glaring
> exception that any C++ exception thrown from the library causes an
> immediate core dump.  I have verified that C++ exceptions do work if
> they are not thrown from a DLL, and the library passes all tests
> (including C++ exceptions) if it is built as a static library.
>
> Do you believe that C++ exceptions should be working with Cygwin DLLs?


No, not yet.  I don't know a whole lot about this, but I think that we 
need to have a gcc and libg++ that supports threads; and we don't have 
that yet.  But that is supposedly a high priority.  I think. I'm 
forwarding this message to Robert Collins; he may be able to clariy my 
confusion.

Robert -- what's the deal with C++ and exceptions under cygwin, again?

--Chuck