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diff --git a/libcult/cult/eh/exception.cxx b/libcult/cult/eh/exception.cxx
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+// file      : cult/eh/exception.cxx
+// author    : Boris Kolpackov <boris@kolpackov.net>
+// copyright : Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Boris Kolpackov
+// license   : GNU GPL v2 + exceptions; see accompanying LICENSE file
+
+#include <cult/eh/exception.hxx>
+
+#include <typeinfo>
+
+namespace Cult
+{
+  namespace EH
+  {
+    Char const* Exception::
+    what () const throw ()
+    {
+      try
+      {
+        return typeid (*this).name ();
+      }
+      catch (...)
+      {
+        return "";
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/libcult/cult/eh/exception.hxx b/libcult/cult/eh/exception.hxx
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+// file      : cult/eh/exception.hxx
+// author    : Boris Kolpackov <boris@kolpackov.net>
+// copyright : Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Boris Kolpackov
+// license   : GNU GPL v2 + exceptions; see accompanying LICENSE file
+
+#ifndef CULT_EH_EXCEPTION_HXX
+#define CULT_EH_EXCEPTION_HXX
+
+#include <cult/types/fundamental.hxx>
+
+#include <exception> // std::exception
+
+namespace Cult
+{
+  namespace EH
+  {
+    struct Exception : std::exception
+    {
+      virtual Char const*
+      what () const throw ();
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+#endif  // CULT_EH_EXCEPTION_HXX