Re: gdb break when exception is thrown how?

[Michael Snyder]

augie wrote:
> 
> i read this in the gdb documentation:
> 
> Set catchpoints to catch events.
> Raised exceptions may be caught:
>         catch throw               - all exceptions, when thrown
> 
> i read somewhere that when you use this gdb will break when a c++
> exception is thrown, but im not quite sure how to use it?
> 
> i compiled with debugging set and then ran gdb on the program and tried
> just typing "catch throw" but i get an error:
> 
> "warning: Unsupported with this platform/compiler combination."

Well, that's because breaking on a C++ exception is unsupported
with your platform and/or compiler.  I don't think there are
many for which it is supported -- possibly hpux.