1 files changed, 21 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/boost/geometry/core/exception.hpp b/boost/geometry/core/exception.hpp
index 21abbd577b..72bc598b2a 100644
--- a/boost/geometry/core/exception.hpp
+++ b/boost/geometry/core/exception.hpp
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2008-2015 Bruno Lalande, Paris, France.
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2015 Mateusz Loskot, London, UK.
 
-// This file was modified by Oracle on 2015.
-// Modifications copyright (c) 2015 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+// This file was modified by Oracle on 2015, 2017.
+// Modifications copyright (c) 2015-2017 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 
 // Contributed and/or modified by Adam Wulkiewicz, on behalf of Oracle
 
@@ -83,6 +83,25 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+/*!
+\brief Invalid Output Exception
+\ingroup core
+\details The invalid_output_exception is thrown if valid output cannot be
+         generated by a function even if arguments are valid, e.g. union of
+         geographic polygons covering more than half of the area of the globe.
+ */
+class invalid_output_exception : public geometry::exception
+{
+public:
+
+    inline invalid_output_exception() {}
+
+    virtual char const* what() const throw()
+    {
+        return "Boost.Geometry Invalid-Output exception";
+    }
+};
+
 
 }} // namespace boost::geometry