Add --disable-exception-backtrace configure option

Makefile.am

@@ -571,8 +571,13 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
     generate_commit_hash.sh \
     commit_hash.h
 
-AM_CXXFLAGS = -Wall -Werror $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(libev_CFLAGS) $(SQLITE3_CFLAGS) $(CURL_CFLAGS) $(CLBOSS_CXXFLAGS) $(LIBUNWIND_CFLAGS)
-LDADD = libclboss.la $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(libev_LIBS) $(SQLITE3_LIBS) $(CURL_LIBS) $(LIBUNWIND_LIBS)
+AM_CXXFLAGS = -Wall -Werror $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(libev_CFLAGS) $(SQLITE3_CFLAGS) $(CURL_CFLAGS) $(CLBOSS_CXXFLAGS)
+LDADD = libclboss.la $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(libev_LIBS) $(SQLITE3_LIBS) $(CURL_LIBS)
+
+if ENABLE_EXCEPTION_BACKTRACE
+AM_CXXFLAGS += -DENABLE_EXCEPTION_BACKTRACE $(LIBUNWIND_CFLAGS)
+LDADD +=  $(LIBUNWIND_LIBS)
+endif
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 

Util/BacktraceException.hpp

@@ -1,6 +1,37 @@
 #ifndef UTIL_BACKTRACE_EXCEPTION_HPP
 #define UTIL_BACKTRACE_EXCEPTION_HPP
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include"config.h"
+#endif
+
+#if !ENABLE_EXCEPTION_BACKTRACE // If not enabled or undefined
+
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace Util {
+
+/** class Util::BacktraceException<E>
+ *
+ * @brief A do-nothing wrapper when backtraces are disabled.
+ */
+
+template <typename T>
+class BacktraceException : public T {
+public:
+    template <typename... Args>
+    BacktraceException(Args&&... args)
+        : T(std::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
+
+    const char* what() const noexcept override {
+        return T::what();
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace Util
+
+#else // ENABLE_EXCEPTION_BACKTRACE in force
+
 #include <array>
 #include <execinfo.h>
 #include <iomanip>
@@ -11,10 +42,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include"config.h"
-#endif
-
 extern std::string g_argv0;
 
 #define UNW_LOCAL_ONLY
@@ -150,4 +177,6 @@ class BacktraceException : public T {
 
 } // namespace Util
 
+#endif // ENABLE_EXCEPTION_BACKTRACE
+
 #endif /* UTIL_BACKTRACE_EXCEPTION_HPP */

configure.ac

@@ -12,6 +12,26 @@ LT_INIT([disable-shared])
 
 m4_pattern_forbid([^PKG_])
 
+# Enable exception backtrace option
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([exception-backtrace],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-exception-backtrace],
+        [Disable exception backtrace in exceptions (enabled by default)])],
+    [case "${enable_exception_backtrace}" in
+        yes|no) ;;
+        *) AC_MSG_ERROR([invalid value for --enable-exception-backtrace: ${enable_exception_backtrace}]) ;;
+    esac],
+    [enable_exception_backtrace=yes]) # Default to "yes"
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_EXCEPTION_BACKTRACE], [test "x$enable_exception_backtrace" = "xyes"])
+AC_SUBST([ENABLE_EXCEPTION_BACKTRACE], [$enable_exception_backtrace])
+
+# Define a macro in config.h
+if test "x$enable_exception_backtrace" = "xyes"; then
+    AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_EXCEPTION_BACKTRACE], [1], [Define if exception backtraces are enabled])
+else
+    AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_EXCEPTION_BACKTRACE], [0], [Define if exception backtraces are enabled])
+fi
+
 # Checks for programs.
 # If CXXFLAGS is unset, remove the -g
 # that AC_PROG_CXX adds to it.