"William E. Kempf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> People said they wanted it, and the cost is low (one int). I think Greg >> is right that they wanted to attempt system-dependent recovery. > > Well, I can agree that the cost is low... so I won't argue too much about > including it. I just want to feel comfortable with the rationale.
I think a rationale goes like this: suppose the platform gives you a function for converting an error code into an error message (realistic, I think). How much code do you have to write in order to take advantage of it? -- David Abrahams [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.boost-consulting.com Boost support, enhancements, training, and commercial distribution _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost