[Exceptional C++ Style] Item 12: Exception Safety: Is itWort hit?

[Kevlin Henney]

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<20041203130221.BASY20377.aamta02-winn.mailhost.ntl.com@[62.253.162.95]>,
  Ric Parkin <ric.parkin at ntlworld.com> writes
>
>> And then, eventually, the standard came out and confirmed that is was a
>> definite no-no.
>
>Just to be clear, I knew it's a Standard No-No, but wondered if it 
>might work on some systems, and could be used to do something when Bad 
>Things Happen for them only. Your answer above indicates some where it 
>might work, and some where it definately won't.

OK, I see where you're coming from, so yes this would qualify as a 
platform-specific partial recovery option, but it would not be intended 
as a portable one.

Kevlin
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