Re: [Boost-users] Why doesn't boost use empty throws() list?

For example, all the smart pointer headers have:

// never throws

Next to their definitions, rather than an actual "throws()". I'd guess this has to do with compiler compatibility, but there are already plenty of macro hacks for enabling/disabling details like this on a compiler by compiler basis.

Just curious.

Here's a good explanation from H. Sutter: http://www.gotw.ca/publications/mill22.htm Cheers, -- Nikolai