operator new catch parameter type gcc 4.3.2

["Jan M" <jan_m@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

What catch() parameter type should be used with operator new try/catch 
block?

gcc 4.3.2 objects to catch(std::bad_alloc &) but accepts catch(...) which I 
am told is not supported (and certainly
did not catch any exception I threw).

If I #include <c++/4.2.3/backward/new.h> catch(std::bad_alloc &) is accepted 
but presumably implements an old new
handler.

I cannot make operator new fail to check this (even allocating a terabyte 
succeeds) .

Does catch(...) work with the standard operator new in 4.3.2?

Thanks,

Jan