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Re: exceptions


On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 10:20:38AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote:
>are we able to use c++ exception handling within cygwin1.dll?

No, not currently.  I don't remember if this doesn't work in DLLs
or if it bloated the code alarmingly.

>ie to guard against invalid memory access on user supplied parameters?

check_null_empty_path is the method for doing that.  It validates an
address.  Probably should change the name...

cgf


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