[libcxx-dev] Question: Why are std::exception & friends not in a versioned namespace?

[Ben Craig via libcxx-dev]

"Magic" types that the compiler / core language know about don't go in the versioned namespace.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: libcxx-dev <libcxx-dev-bounces at lists.llvm.org> On Behalf Of Louis
> Dionne via libcxx-dev
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 1:33 PM
> To: libcxx-dev at lists.llvm.org
> Subject: [libcxx-dev] Question: Why are std::exception & friends not in a
> versioned namespace?
> 
> The title of the message pretty much says everything. I’m wondering why
> `std::exception` is not `std::__1::exception` instead — most symbols are in
> the  versioned namespace, but not this one.
> 
> Thanks,
> Louis
> 
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