Requesting D ABI clarifications

Gregor Richards Richards at codu.org
Thu May 11 09:09:50 PDT 2006


pragma wrote:
> B) If memory serves, I think Walter went on the record as saying that the
> exception handling mechanisms are *different* between win32 and linux (the
> latter having to do with GDC/GDB compatibility I guess).  I hope I'm wrong about
> that, as this just seems to make life harder than necessary.  IMNSHO, using
> separate SEH mechanisms kind of ruins the idea of a true ABI.

On Windows, it's using Windows' built-in exception handling.  Can't 
exactly use that elsewhere :)

  - Gregor Richards



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