'catch' as keyword considered unfortunate

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2 total messages Started by David Detlefs Fri, 08 Dec 1989 21:45

#697

Author: David Detlefs
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1989 21:45

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Michael --

Could I register a request that some future release of G++ have a mode
in which (at least) the exception handling mechanism is disabled?  I
have to compile code I don't own (Mach include files) that happen to
use 'catch' as a structure field tag.  G++ can't compile these include
files; I have to go through some hassle to get things to work.  I
can't really see myself going to the people in charge of these files
and saying, "Uh, could you please not use 'catch' as a name?"  I think
they would have a legitimate objection if they said, well, this is a
include file for C, and we're willing to some work to make it C++, but
if G++ is going off and defining a new language...  (Note that I'm not
accusing anyone of this, just proposing it as a somewhat
understandable objection.)

In more generality: it would be nice if there were an AT&T
compatibility mode.

For what it's worth...

Dave

'catch' as keyword considered unfortunate

#698

Author: Michael Tiemann
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1989 21:40

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C++ 2.0 reserves `catch', I'm just following along.  I disable words
reserved for the experimental GNU exception handling code by default.
Look in cplus-lex.c for UNSET_RESERVED_WORD for how to do this easily.
Handle `catch' there, and you are set.

Michael

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