C++ exceptions in HotSpot source code

[Tom Rodriguez]

I think it's primarily history.  At the point hotspot was being written neither generic nor exceptions were mature or widely in use.  We'd also chosen to use a small core of C++ in the interests of avoiding portability problems caused by the variability of C++ implementations.

tom

On Sep 9, 2010, at 2:16 AM, Douglas Simon wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Just out of curiousity, why (apart from good taste!) are C++ exceptions not used in HotSpot source code? Is it problems with the semantics of C++ exceptions or something to do with problematic implementations of exceptions by various C++ compilers or a combination of the two?
> 
> -Doug