Deprecate SEH flag; add value to exceptionhandling()

src/_premake_init.lua

@@ -359,17 +359,7 @@
 			"Default",
 			"On",
 			"Off",
-		},
+			"SEH"
-	}
-
-	api.register {
-		name = "rtti",
-		scope = "config",
-		kind = "string",
-		allowed = {
-			"Default",
-			"On",
-			"Off",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -462,7 +452,7 @@
 			"OptimizeSpeed",       -- DEPRECATED
 			"RelativeLinks",
 			"ReleaseRuntime",      -- DEPRECATED
-			"SEH",
+			"SEH",                 -- DEPRECATED
 			"ShadowedVariables",
 			"StaticRuntime",
 			"Symbols",
@@ -854,6 +844,17 @@
 		tokens = true,
 	}
 
+	api.register {
+		name = "rtti",
+		scope = "config",
+		kind = "string",
+		allowed = {
+			"Default",
+			"On",
+			"Off",
+		},
+	}
+
 	api.register {
 		name = "rules",
 		scope = "project",
@@ -1174,6 +1175,13 @@
 		rtti "On"
 	end)
 
+	api.deprecateValue("flags", "SEH", 'Use `exceptionhandling "SEH"` instead',
+	function(value)
+		exceptionhandling "SEH"
+	end,
+	function(value)
+		exceptionhandling "Default"
+	end)
 
 	api.deprecateValue("flags", "Unsafe", nil,
 	function(value)
@@ -1291,6 +1299,8 @@
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	clr "Off"
+	exceptionhandling "Default"
+	rtti "Default"
 
 	-- Setting a default language makes some validation easier later
 

src/actions/vstudio/vs200x_vcproj.lua

@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@
 	function m.exceptionHandling(cfg)
 		if cfg.exceptionhandling == p.OFF then
 			p.w('ExceptionHandling="%s"', iif(_ACTION < "vs2005", "FALSE", 0))
-		elseif cfg.flags.SEH and _ACTION > "vs2003" then
+		elseif cfg.exceptionhandling == "SEH" and _ACTION > "vs2003" then
 			p.w('ExceptionHandling="2"')
 		end
 	end

src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua

@@ -1098,14 +1098,11 @@
 
 
 	function m.exceptionHandling(cfg)
+		local value
 		if cfg.exceptionhandling == p.OFF then
 			p.w('<ExceptionHandling>false</ExceptionHandling>')
-		elseif cfg.exceptionhandling == p.ON or cfg.flags.SEH then
+		elseif cfg.exceptionhandling == "SEH" then
-			if cfg.flags.SEH then
 			p.w('<ExceptionHandling>Async</ExceptionHandling>')
-			else
-				p.w('<ExceptionHandling>Sync</ExceptionHandling>')
-			end
 		end
 	end
 

src/tools/msc.lua

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 			MultiProcessorCompile = "/MP",
 			NoFramePointer = "/Oy",
 			NoMinimalRebuild = "/Gm-",
-			SEH = "/EHa",
 			Symbols = "/Z7",
 			OmitDefaultLibrary = "/Zl",
 		},
@@ -106,6 +105,11 @@
 --
 
 	msc.cxxflags = {
+		exceptionhandling = {
+			Default = "/EHsc",
+			On = "/EHsc",
+			SEH = "/EHa",
+		},
 		rtti = {
 			Off = "/GR-"
 		}
@@ -113,11 +117,6 @@
 
 	function msc.getcxxflags(cfg)
 		local flags = config.mapFlags(cfg, msc.cxxflags)
-
-        if not cfg.flags.SEH and cfg.exceptionhandling ~= p.OFF then
-			table.insert(flags, "/EHsc")
-		end
-
 		return flags
 	end
 

tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_compile_settings.lua

@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
 	end
 
 	function suite.exceptions_onSEH()
-		flags "SEH"
+		exceptionhandling "SEH"
 		prepare()
 		test.capture [[
 <ClCompile>

tests/tools/test_msc.lua

@@ -227,25 +227,25 @@
 -- Check handling of C++ language features.
 --
 
-	function suite.cflags_onExceptions()
+	function suite.cxxflags_onExceptions()
 		exceptionhandling "on"
 		prepare()
 		test.contains("/EHsc", msc.getcxxflags(cfg))
 	end
 
-	function suite.cflags_onSEH()
+	function suite.cxxflags_onSEH()
-		flags "SEH"
+		exceptionhandling "SEH"
 		prepare()
 		test.contains("/EHa", msc.getcxxflags(cfg))
 	end
 
-	function suite.cflags_onNoExceptions()
+	function suite.cxxflags_onNoExceptions()
 		exceptionhandling "Off"
 		prepare()
 		test.missing("/EHsc", msc.getcxxflags(cfg))
 	end
 
-	function suite.cflags_onNoRTTI()
+	function suite.cxxflags_onNoRTTI()
 		rtti "Off"
 		prepare()
 		test.contains("/GR-", msc.getcxxflags(cfg))