In article <20031003183347.I8350@quartz.newn.cam.ac.uk>,
Patrick Welche <prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk> wrote:

This is a very serious issue. Please send-pr it.

christos

>Is this already known?
>
>quartz% cat throw.cc
>#include <stdexcept>
>
>using namespace std;
>
>void func(void)
>{
>  throw runtime_error("in func()");
>}
>quartz% cat catch.cc
>#include <iostream>
>#include <stdexcept>
>
>using namespace std;
>
>void func(void);
>
>int main()
>{
>  try {
>    func();
>    return 0;
>  }
>  catch(const runtime_error& e) {
>    cerr<<"runtime error: "<<e.what()<<endl;
>    return 1;
>  }
>}
>quartz% g++ -shared -o libthrow.so throw.cc
>quartz% g++ catch.cc -o prog -L. -Wl,-R. -lthrow
>quartz% g++ -v
>Using builtin specs.
>gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release) (NetBSD nb4)
>quartz% ./prog
>runtime error: in func()
>
>
>but with
>% g++ --version
>g++ (GCC) 3.3.1
>Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
>warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
>
>% ./prog
>Abort trap (core dumped)
>
>
>#0  0x481077a7 in kill () from /usr/lib/libc.so.12
>#1  0x4817a4bb in abort () from /usr/lib/libc.so.12
>#2  0x4805e2f5 in __frame_state_for () from ./libthrow.so
>#3  0x4805e4e3 in _Unwind_RaiseException () from ./libthrow.so
>#4  0x480bb198 in __cxa_throw () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5
>#5  0x4805d150 in func() () from ./libthrow.so
>#6  0x08048b72 in main ()
>#7  0x08048902 in ___start ()
>
>(both NetBSD/i386, one from just before the gcc3 switch, the other from after)
>Do I new flags?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Patrick