[cxx-abi-dev] ABI modification for exception propagation

[Mark Mitchell]

Sebastian Redl wrote:

> http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2179.html

Thanks.

> So basically, no symbol conflicts? Or does the backwards compatibility 
> go further than that?

Ideally, it should be possible to freely mix old and new object files in 
a single application.  It should be possible to throw an exception in an 
old file and catch it in a new one, and vice versa.  If you have to 
recompile any existing code, then it's not compatible.

Thanks,

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