Re: libstdc++/1072: Exception-unsafe code in locale

[Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>]

The following reply was made to PR libstdc++/1072; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>
To: peturr@usa.net
Cc: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: libstdc++/1072: Exception-unsafe code in locale
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 13:19:26 +0200

 Here are a few comments from a simple gcc user.
 
 I checked the current source in CVS and compared it to the code in
 your bug report, and the code is different now.
 
 > These catch blocks are useless since the target pointers are never
 > modified if either operator new or the constructors throw an
 > exception.
 
 I believe this is correct.  The try/catch block is completely useless,
 and it would be better to use auto_ptr.
 
 > In fact, they will probably cause a crash since the pointers are not
 > initialized before the try block.
 
 This seem to be correct with gcc 2.95.2, but the C++ standard
 specifies the pointer member variables should be initialized to
 0. (Read clause 12.6.2, 8.5 and 3.9 to learn more).
 
 > Also, if an exception is thrown from the second try block, the
 > object allocated in the first one is leaked.
 
 This is correct, but seem to have been fixed.
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