C++: Safe to use longjmp and setjmp?

Question

Is it safe to use longjmp and setjmp in C++ on linux/gcc with regards to the following?

1. Exception handling (I\'m not implementing exception handling using long

Answer 1

It's not specific to Linux or gcc; setjmp / longjmp and C++ don't work too well together if you're using longjmp to leave a context where there are automatic variables with destructors.

The destructors won't run which may result in a memory leak or other bad behaviour.