How are exceptions actually implemented in assembly?

[Michael Hudson]

"Jason Orendorff" <jason at jorendorff.com> writes:

> Some C implementations have weird features that provide some sort of
> exception-like behavior; also the C standard provides
> setjmp()/longjmp() which is vaguely similar.  Python uses neither.

<pedant> Actually Python does use setjmp/longjmp somewhere in the
murky bowels of the interaction of readline and signals to generate
KeyboardInterrupt exceptions. </pedant> But you're basically right.

It struck me recently that most entrants to the obfuscated C
competition don't use setjmp/longjmp enough.  I'd have thought you
could make something utterly incomprehensible with judicious use of
these functions.

Cheers,
M.

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