On 08/21/2011 11:02 PM, sudhakar govindavajhala wrote: > Is there a flag in compiling or using gcc/g++ so that a signal like > SIGSEGV in my C++ program will result in an exception being thrown? > If not, why not? I mean, is this is not a reasonable expectation in > OOPS? > > Is there anything I need to be careful in throwing an exception in my > signal handlers that convert SIGSEGV to an exception. I will ensure > that no malloc style calls are called. There is gcc support for this on most of the GNU/Linux platforms, but it's not so well supported elsewhere. The answer to your question depends on your platform. Andrew.
