Hello, > Maybe … > But I proposed an other source code layout for useful reasons. I think there is a (hidden) cost of having pure cleanup patches: they make backporting fixes harder (across the cleanup) stylistic changes must have a clear benefit, readability is subjective, consistency per se doesn't buy anything the discussion how code should be written in the first place is separate from the discussion what is worth fixing up lateron (IMHO) > > There is no firm rule about error handling in one place. > > There are some design options available. > > > > If it leads to more complex flow as here, don't do it. > > I would appreciate to clarify such a view a bit more. > How would you like to achieve a complete and efficient > exception handling in shown places? regards, p. -- Peter Meerwald-Stadler Mobile: +43 664 24 44 418