@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Release 1.5.2 (2013-03-??)
 - fixed GH #131: no timezone global var on OpenBSD
 - fixed GH #102: Some subprojects don't have x64 solutions for VS 2010
 - added GH #75: Poco::Uri addQueryParameter method
-- Poco::Environment::osDisplayName() now recognized Windows 8/Server 2012
+- Poco::Environment::osDisplayName() now recognizes Windows 8/Server 2012
 - fixed GH #140: Poco::Runnable threading cleanup issue
 - simplified default TCP/HTTPServer construction
 - fixed GH #141: Application::run() documentation/implementation discrepancy
 
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ union Placeholder
 			return pHolder;
 	}
 
-// MSVC71 doesn't extend friendship to nested class (Any::Holder)
-#if !defined(POCO_MSVC_VERSION) || (defined(POCO_MSVC_VERSION) && (POCO_MSVC_VERSION > 71))
-	private:
+// MSVC71,80 won't extend friendship to nested class (Any::Holder)
+#if !defined(POCO_MSVC_VERSION) || (defined(POCO_MSVC_VERSION) && (POCO_MSVC_VERSION > 80))
+// private:
 #endif
 
 	PlaceholderT*         pHolder;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Any
 		if(!empty())
 		{
 			if(_valueHolder.isLocal())
-				content()->~ValueHolder();
+				destruct();
 			else
 				delete content();
 		}
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ class Any
 	Any& swap(Any& other)
 		/// Swaps the content of the two Anys.
 		/// 
-		/// When small object optimizaton is enabled,
-		/// swap is only exception-safe when both (*this and
-		/// other) objects are allocated on the heap.
+		/// When small object optimizaton is enabled, swap only
+		/// has no-throw guarantee when both (*this and other)
+		/// objects are allocated on the heap.
 	{
 		if (this == &other) return *this;
 
@@ -187,16 +187,24 @@ class Any
 		else
 		{
 			Any tmp(*this);
-			if (_valueHolder.isLocal()) this->~Any();
-			construct(other);
-			other = tmp;
+			try
+			{
+				if (_valueHolder.isLocal()) destruct();
+				construct(other);
+				other = tmp;
+			}
+			catch (...)
+			{
+				construct(tmp);
+				throw;
+			}
 		}
 
 		return *this;
 	}
 
 	template<typename ValueType>
-	Any & operator = (const ValueType& rhs)
+	Any& operator = (const ValueType& rhs)
 		/// Assignment operator for all types != Any.
 		///
 		/// Example: 
@@ -309,6 +317,11 @@ class Any
 			_valueHolder.erase();
 	}
 
+	void destruct()
+	{
+		content()->~ValueHolder();
+	}
+
 	Placeholder<ValueHolder> _valueHolder;
 
 
 
@@ -668,9 +668,17 @@ inline void Var::swap(Var& other)
 	else
 	{
 		Var tmp(*this);
-		if (_placeholder.isLocal()) destruct();
-		construct(other);
-		other = tmp;
+		try
+		{
+			if (_placeholder.isLocal()) destruct();
+			construct(other);
+			other = tmp;
+		}
+		catch (...)
+		{
+			construct(tmp);
+			throw;
+		}
 	}
 
 #endif
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LINK    = $(CXX) -bind_at_load
 LIB     = libtool -static -o
 RANLIB  = ranlib
 SHLIB   = $(CXX) -dynamiclib -o $@
-DYLIB   = $(CXX) -dynamic -bundle $(RORELOCS) suppress -Wl,-bind_at_load -o $@ 
+DYLIB   = $(CXX) -dynamic -bundle $(RORELOCS) -Wl,-bind_at_load -o $@ 
 SHLIBLN = $(POCO_BASE)/build/script/shlibln
 STRIP   = 
 DEP     = $(POCO_BASE)/build/script/makedepend.clang