Re: gdb break when exception is thrown how?

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From: Michael Snyder
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 00:10

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augie wrote:
> 
> i read this in the gdb documentation:
> 
> Set catchpoints to catch events.
> Raised exceptions may be caught:
>         catch throw               - all exceptions, when thrown
> 
> i read somewhere that when you use this gdb will break when a c++
> exception is thrown, but im not quite sure how to use it?
> 
> i compiled with debugging set and then ran gdb on the program and tried
> just typing "catch throw" but i get an error:
> 
> "warning: Unsupported with this platform/compiler combination."

Well, that's because breaking on a C++ exception is unsupported
with your platform and/or compiler.  I don't think there are
many for which it is supported -- possibly hpux.

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From: msnyder@redhat.com (Michael Snyder)
Subject: Re: gdb break when exception is thrown how?
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 16:10:23 -0800
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