[cfe-dev] LLVM/Clang and setjmp/longjmp exception handling on MinGW

[Ruben Van Boxem]

Hi,

In my neverending hobby quest to make all of LLVM better on Windows, I am
now stumbling over setjmp/longjmp and sjlj exception handling. To test I'm
linking with GCC 4.6's libstdc++ and libgcc. The problem also occurs with
libc++ and GCC's libsupc++.

I have attached the assembly output for a very simple exception testing
program:
#include <stdexcept>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    try { throw runtime_error( "Hello world!" ); }
    catch( exception &e ) { cout << e.what(); }
}

GCC produces the sjlj initialization code, where Clang does not. Is sjlj
exception handling not used with Clang or is this a genuine bug?

Will fixing this hinder future efforts of using/porting stdcxxrt and
libunwind for MinGW, or will "flipping a hardcoded switch" be enough to make
that transition?

Thanks!

Ruben
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