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"dragan" <spambuster@prodigy.net> spake the secret code
<_koSm.35491$kY2.22472@newsfe01.iad> thusly:

>> No. longjmp/setjmp is not related to exceptions.
>
>Yes, it is. It was an "advanced" EH technique in C and exceptions model that
>basic behavior. That's why C++ exceptions are "derived" from that technique.

I disagree. It is the weaker of the two (setjmp/longjmp vs. C++
exceptions), not the more advanced. C++ exceptions are in no way
derived from setjmp. setjmp/longjmp is essentially a non-local goto.
It is not an exception, nor does it unwind the stack, it simply
overwrites the stack pointer.
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