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+/*
+Copyright (C) 2008 Grame
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef __JackException__
+#define __JackException__
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include "JackError.h"
+
+namespace Jack 
+{
+
+    class JackException : public std::runtime_error {
+    
+        public:
+        
+            JackException(const std::string& msg) : runtime_error(msg) 
+            {}
+            JackException(const char* msg) : runtime_error(msg) 
+            {}
+            
+            std::string Message() 
+            {
+                return what();
+            }
+
+            void PrintMessage() 
+            {
+                std::string str = what();
+                jack_error(str.c_str());
+            }
+    };
+    
+    class JackDriverException : public JackException {
+    
+        public:
+        
+           JackDriverException(const std::string& msg) : JackException(msg) 
+           {}
+           JackDriverException(const char* msg) : JackException(msg) 
+           {}
+    };
+
+} 
+
+#endif 
+/*
+Copyright (C) 2008 Grame
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef __JackException__
+#define __JackException__
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include "JackError.h"
+
+namespace Jack 
+{
+
+    class JackException : public std::runtime_error {
+    
+        public:
+        
+            JackException(const std::string& msg) : runtime_error(msg) 
+            {}
+            JackException(const char* msg) : runtime_error(msg) 
+            {}
+            
+            std::string Message() 
+            {
+                return what();
+            }
+
+            void PrintMessage() 
+            {
+                std::string str = what();
+                jack_error(str.c_str());
+            }
+    };
+    
+    class JackDriverException : public JackException {
+    
+        public:
+        
+           JackDriverException(const std::string& msg) : JackException(msg) 
+           {}
+           JackDriverException(const char* msg) : JackException(msg) 
+           {}
+    };
+
+} 
+
+#endif