https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56126
--- Comment #8 from Olaf van der Spek <olafvdspek at gmail dot com> --- (In reply to Michael Bruck from comment #0) > In code compiled with -fno-exceptions nothing can be thrown, consequently > all new operators should imply throw() or a warning/error should occur when > new operators without throw() are used. No, as you could (should?) abort/terminate instead of returning NULL.