title: Android NDK and C++ exceptions: current status?
body: <p>Does anyone know if we can use c++ exceptions in Android c++ code, use the STL, and target old releases of Android (for me specifically 2.2)?</p>
  
  <p>I know that previously the NDK did not support exceptions. I know that there used to be libraries that supported exceptions but not the STL. I know that the latest NDK supports exceptions and the STL and creates code that runs on 2.3.</p>
  
  <p>But I'd like to write some code that runs on 2.2 and preferably earlier releases, uses the STL, and uses exceptions. I'm a bit confused about the releases of Android, of the SDK, and of the NDK, and how they connect. To put it another way, can I use the latest library version on older version of the Android OS?</p>