[ODE] Exception Handling

[Bram Stolk]

On Tue, 2007-01-30 at 13:32 -0800, Jon Watte (ODE) wrote:
> 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.

Jon, you mentioned that all exceptions should be caught within the API.
If we do this... will that save us from the linkage problems?
If so, I think we should pursue this for 0.9

Personally, I run my apps outside an IDE, also, I don't use gdb much,
so having exceptions would help me trace denormals without having me
to put breakpts in gdb runs.

  Bram

> 
> Cheers,
> 
>              / h+
> 
> 
> STenyaK (Bruno Gonzalez) wrote:
> > On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:17:11 +0100, michael kapelko <kornerr at gmail.com>  
> > wrote:
> >
> >   
> >>  >> 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.
> >>     
> >
> > 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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