c++/2743: Compile error when exception in throw clause not qualified

c++/2743: Compile error when exception in throw clause not qualified

[gdlxn]

>Number:         2743
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       Compile error when exception in throw clause not qualified
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          rejects-legal
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Fri May 04 15:06:01 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     gdlxn@us.ibm.com
>Release:        gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)
>Organization:
>Environment:
SuSE Linux 7.0 for i386
>Description:
Compiling the attached source (Test.cpp) with

  gcc -g -o Test Test.cpp

produces the following error

  Test.cpp:18: parse error before `)'

I can workaround the error by changing line 18 from

  ns::Test::Test() throw( Exception ) : i( 1 )

to

  ns::Test::Test() throw( ns::Exception ) : i( 1 )

It's not clear why I have to qualify exceptions in the throw
clause of default constructors.  I don't have to qualify
exceptions in the throw clause of any other methods.  For
example, see line 22 in the sample source code.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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