User and Reference Guide for the Intel® C++ Compiler 14.0

EH

Specifies the model of exception handling to be performed.

Syntax

Linux OS and OS X:

None

Windows OS:

/EHtype

/EHtype-

Arguments

type

Specifies the exception handling model. Possible values are:

a

Specifies the asynchronous C++ exception handling model.

s

Specifies the synchronous C++ exception handling model.

c

Tells the compiler to assume that extern "C" functions do not throw exceptions.

If you specify c, you must also specify a or s.

Default

OFF

Some exception handling is performed by default.

Description

This option specifies the model of exception handling to be performed.

If you specify the negative form of the option, it disables the exception handling performed by type.

IDE Equivalent

Windows: Code Generation > Enable C++ Exceptions

Linux: None

OS X: None

Alternate Options

/EHsc

Linux and OS X: None

Windows: /GX

See Also


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