gcc 4.3.2 libgcc_s.so exception handling broken?

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On 2009-01-17 23:07:29, Nate Eldredge wrote:
> I tried a simple example of this in C++ and it works as expected.  (I am on
> 7.0-RELEASE/amd64.)  So it isn't completely busted, at least.
>
> Can you post an example that exhibits the problem?  Ideally, something
> complete that can be compiled and is as simple as possible.  If you can do
> it with C++ rather than Ada it might be easier, so people don't have to
> install the Ada compiler.  Also please mention the commands you use to
> compile, and what they output when you compile using -v, and what
> architecture you are on.

Hello.

You're right, the C++ example works here. I'm not sure why it didn't before.

Here's a C++ version:

  /* main.cpp */

  #include <stdio.h>

  extern "C" {
    extern void
    c_function (void (*func)(int x));
  }

  void
  ext_function (int x)
  {
    printf ("-- ext_function %d\n", x);
    throw "test_error";
  }

  int
  main (void)
  {
    try {
      c_function (&ext_function);
    } catch (...) {
      printf ("caught test_error\n");
    }
    return 0;
  }

  /* c_function.c */

  #include <stdio.h>

  void
  c_function (void (*func)(int x))
  {
    printf ("-- %s enter\n", __func__);
    func (23);
    printf ("-- %s exit\n", __func__);
  }

  $ uname -smir
  FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p1 i386 GENERIC

  $ gcc43 -v
  Using built-in specs.
  Target: i386-portbld-freebsd6.4
  Configured with: ./..//gcc-4.3.2/configure --enable-languages=c,ada --disable-nls --with-system-zlib --with-libiconv-prefix=/usr/local --program-suffix=43 --bindir=/usr/local/bin/gcc43 --libdir=/usr/local/lib/gcc-4.3.2 --prefix=/usr/local --mandir=/usr/local/man --infodir=/usr/local/info/gcc43 --build=i386-portbld-freebsd6.4
  Thread model: posix
  gcc version 4.3.2 (GCC)

  $ c++ -v
  Using built-in specs.
  Configured with: FreeBSD/i386 system compiler
  Thread model: posix
  gcc version 3.4.6 [FreeBSD] 20060305

  $ gcc43 -o c_function.o -c c_function.c -fPIC -fexceptions -g -W -Werror -Wall -std=c99 -pedantic-errors -Wno-unused-parameter
  $ gcc43 -shared -Wl,-soname,c_function.so -o c_function.so c_function.o -lc
  $ c++ -o main.o -c main.cpp -fexceptions -g -W -Werror -Wall -pedantic-errors -Wno-unused-parameter
  $ c++ -o main-dynamic main.o c_function.so
  $ c++ -o main-static main.o c_function.o

  $ ./main-static
  -- c_function enter
  -- ext_function 23
  caught test_error
  LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. ./main-dynamic
  -- c_function enter
  -- ext_function 23
  caught test_error

This example is problematic, however - the C++ compiler is 3.4.6
(I'm not sure how to compile a 4.3.2 gcc with C, Ada and C++ support).