id summary reporter owner description type status milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc 3641 boost/exception_ptr.hpp doesn't compile on mingw gcc 3.4.5 Ákos Maróy Emil Dotchevski "when including boost/exception_ptr.hpp, for example via boost/exception.hpp, it fails to compile under mingw / gcc 3.4.5: {{{ $ cat sample.cpp #include $ i586-mingw32-g++ -o sample sample.cpp In file included from /opt/usr-mingw-41/include/boost/exception/all.hpp:24, from /opt/usr-mingw-41/include/boost/exception.hpp:11, from sample.cpp:1: /opt/usr-mingw-41/include/boost/exception_ptr.hpp:43: error: looser throw specifier for `virtual boost::exception_ptr::~exception_ptr()' /opt/usr-mingw-41/include/boost/exception/detail/exception_ptr_base.hpp:27: error: overriding `virtual boost::exception_detail::exception_ptr_base::~exception_ptr_base() throw ()' $ i586-mingw32-g++ --version i586-mingw32-g++ (GCC) 3.4.5 (mingw-vista special r2) Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. }}} the same code compiles fine when using boost 1.40.0 " Bugs closed Boost 1.42.0 exception Boost 1.41.0 Showstopper fixed