[ODE] Exception Handling

[Jon Watte (ODE)]

C linkage means that people using Delphi, or Visual Basic, or even plain 
C, can use the library. It also makes for a simple P/Invoke import path 
to managed languages (such as C#). With native C++ exceptions in the 
mix, it's a whole other ballpark -- while you might still be able to 
link against the ODE library, any exception thrown will likely end up 
with application termination.

We keep getting questions about using ODE in all kinds of wacky 
languages, so I assume it's something that's actively used.

Also: with C linkage, ODE is not compiler version dependent. With C++ 
linkage, each version of Visual Studio (or GCC) would need its own copy 
of the DLL.

Cheers,

             / h+


STenyaK (Bruno Gonzalez) wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:17:11 +0100, michael kapelko <kornerr at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
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>>  >> That's not possible with the stated goal of the ODE API, which is to
>> be C linkable
>> Then these won't be *real* exceptions, but pseudo-exceptions. I don't
>> get the use of adding pseudo-things.
>>     
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> Why is C-linkage needed? How many people use it? Maybe losing C-linking  
> ability would not be that bad (but only "maybe"! that's why i ask).
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