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+ OSSP ex - Exception Handling Library
+ Version 0.1.0 (26-Jan-2002)
+
+ ABSTRACT
+
+ The OSSP ex library is a small ISO-C++ style exception handling
+ library for use in the ISO-C language. It allows you to use the
+ paradigm of throwing and catching exceptions in order to reduce the
+ amount of error handling code in without making your program less
+ robust. This is achieved by directly transferring exceptional return
+ codes (and the program control flow) from the location where it was
+ raised (throw point) to the location where it is handled (catch point)
+ - usually from a deeply nested sub-routine to a parent routine. All
+ intermediate routines no longer have to make sure that the exceptional
+ return codes from sub-routines are correctly passed back to the
+ parent.
+
+ COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
+
+ Copyright (c) 2002 Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>
+ Copyright (c) 2002 The OSSP Project <http://www.ossp.org/>
+ Copyright (c) 2002 Cable & Wireless Deutschland <http://www.cw.com/de/>
+
+ This file is part of OSSP ex, an exception handling library which
+ can be found at http://www.ossp.org/pkg/ex/.
+
+ Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for
+ any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that
+ the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all
+ copies.
+
+ THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
+ WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+ IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND THEIR
+ CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
+ USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+ OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
+ OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+ HOME AND DOCUMENTATION
+
+ The documentation and latest release can be found on
+
+ o http://www.ossp.org/pkg/ex/
+ o ftp://ftp.ossp.org/pkg/ex/
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