Re: On the case for exception-based error handling.

At 02:28 PM 8/23/00 -0700, Glenn Linderman wrote:
>Chaim Frenkel wrote:
>
> > No, that should be the difference between die and throw. Die is
> > immediately fatal. (i.e. current semantics) throw is new and does
> > the magic.
> >
> > We get no breakage that way.
>
>Hear, hear.  That's (some of) what RFC 119 proposes.  Keep fatal error 
>handling
>and non-fatal error/exception handling separable, using different mechanisms.

I disagree on this point.  I see nothing wrong with there being two RFCs 
conflicting on this and other topics; I know that I do not want RFC 88 to 
change its mind.  We'll find out what Larry wants in due course.  Maybe 
neither of the above.

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Peter Scott
Pacific Systems Design Technologies