exception fencing

[John Ralls]

> On Feb 6, 2026, at 11:02 AM, Russ Gorby <russ.gorby at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ok so can i start converting libs to C++ WITHOUT exception fencing then?  Change the file suffix, compile them with C++,  resolve the noise, and maintain the C  linkage for the those that exist. Then as developers want to start using C++ constructs they can install any appropriate exception handling and cleanups.
> Is that a desirable step to make in your opinion? 
> 

It’s the way we’ve been doing it for 10 years so I don’t see any reason why not. 

Regards,
John Ralls