/GX (Enable Exception Handling) 

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Enables synchronous exception handling with the assumption that extern C functions never throw an exception.

/GX

Remarks

It is equivalent to /EH (Exception Handling Model).

/GX is in effect, by default, when you compile from within the development environment. By default, /GX- is enabled when using command-line tools.

For more information, see C++ Exception Handling.

/GX is deprecated in Visual C++ 2005; use /EH (Exception Handling Model) instead. For more information, see Deprecated Compiler Options.

To set this compiler option in the Visual Studio development environment

  1. Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see How to: Open Project Property Pages.

  2. Click the C/C++ folder.

  3. Click the Command Line property page.

  4. Type the compiler option in the Additional Options box.

To set this compiler option programmatically

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Compiler Options
Setting Compiler Options