Re: [certi-dev] RTI Ambassador Throwing Possible Exception

[David Come]

Hi Doug.

Le 28/05/2015 20:36, Doug a écrit :
> I've been having problems compiling CERTI with some more current c++ 
> compilers including GCC and Clang.  Both complain that my class (which 
> includes an instance of RTIambassador) is possibly throwing an 
> exception when, by default, it shouldn't --- the exception of interest 
> happens in the RTIambassador destructor:
>
> RTI::RTIambassador::~RTIambassador()
> throw (RTI::RTIinternalError)
>
> From everything I've read, it's 'bad form' to possibly throw 
> exceptions in destructor's.
It is bad because if you are already stack unwinding froma previous 
exception, then if a destructor throws another exception, then which one 
to chose ?
The default behaiour is a call to terminate (or abort). Anyway, no way 
to get the program on its feets if this were to happen.
> Is there an easy 'fix' to resolving this problem?
Dont be standard compliant with HLA ?
> Thanks,
> Doug

David.