1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/exceptn.h b/src/lib/utils/exceptn.h
index 0de17f6f3..61e7c7c1f 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/exceptn.h
+++ b/src/lib/utils/exceptn.h
@@ -109,9 +109,19 @@ class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) Exception : public std::exception
       */
       virtual int error_code() const noexcept { return 0; }
 
-   protected:
+      /**
+      * Avoid throwing base Exception, use a subclass
+      */
       explicit Exception(const std::string& msg);
+
+      /**
+      * Avoid throwing base Exception, use a subclass
+      */
       Exception(const char* prefix, const std::string& msg);
+
+      /**
+      * Avoid throwing base Exception, use a subclass
+      */
       Exception(const std::string& msg, const std::exception& e);
 
    private: