diff --git a/simgear/structure/exception.cxx b/simgear/structure/exception.cxx
index fbf93495..e19bb2d7 100644
--- a/simgear/structure/exception.cxx
+++ b/simgear/structure/exception.cxx
@@ -19,66 +19,65 @@ static ThrowCallback static_callback;
 // Implementation of sg_location class.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-sg_location::sg_location ()
-  : _line(-1),
-    _column(-1),
-    _byte(-1)
+sg_location::sg_location() noexcept
+    : _line(-1),
+      _column(-1),
+      _byte(-1)
 {
     _path[0] = '\0';
 }
 
-sg_location::sg_location (const std::string& path, int line, int column)
-  : _line(line),
-    _column(column),
-    _byte(-1)
+sg_location::sg_location(const std::string& path, int line, int column) noexcept
+    : _line(line),
+      _column(column),
+      _byte(-1)
 {
   setPath(path.c_str());
 }
 
-sg_location::sg_location (const SGPath& path, int line, int column)
-: _line(line),
-_column(column),
-_byte(-1)
+sg_location::sg_location(const SGPath& path, int line, int column) noexcept
+    : _line(line),
+      _column(column),
+      _byte(-1)
 {
     setPath(path.utf8Str().c_str());
 }
 
-sg_location::sg_location (const char* path, int line, int column)
-  : _line(line),
-    _column(column),
-    _byte(-1)
+sg_location::sg_location(const char* path, int line, int column) noexcept
+    : _line(line),
+      _column(column),
+      _byte(-1)
 {
   setPath(path);
 }
 
-void sg_location::setPath(const char *path) {
-  if (path) {
-    strncpy(_path, path, max_path);
-    _path[max_path -1] = '\0';
-  } else {
-    _path[0] = '\0';
-  }
+void sg_location::setPath(const char* path) noexcept
+{
+    if (path) {
+        strncpy(_path, path, max_path);
+        _path[max_path - 1] = '\0';
+    } else {
+        _path[0] = '\0';
+    }
 }
 
-const char *sg_location::getPath() const { return _path; }
+const char* sg_location::getPath() const noexcept { return _path; }
 
-int sg_location::getLine() const { return _line; }
+int sg_location::getLine() const noexcept { return _line; }
 
-int
-sg_location::getColumn () const
+int sg_location::getColumn() const noexcept
 {
   return _column;
 }
 
 
-int
-sg_location::getByte () const
+int sg_location::getByte() const noexcept
 {
   return _byte;
 }
 
 std::string
-sg_location::asString () const
+sg_location::asString() const noexcept
 {
   std::ostringstream out;
   if (_path[0]) {
@@ -97,46 +96,48 @@ sg_location::asString () const
   return out.str();
 }
 
-bool sg_location::isValid() const { return strlen(_path) > 0; }
+bool sg_location::isValid() const noexcept { return strlen(_path) > 0; }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Implementation of sg_throwable class.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-sg_throwable::sg_throwable ()
+sg_throwable::sg_throwable() noexcept
 {
   _message[0] = '\0';
   _origin[0] = '\0';
 }
 
-sg_throwable::sg_throwable(const char *message, const char *origin,
-                           const sg_location &loc) {
-  setMessage(message);
-  setOrigin(origin);
-
-  if (static_callback) {
-    static_callback(_message, _origin, loc);
-  }
-}
-
-sg_throwable::~sg_throwable ()
+sg_throwable::sg_throwable(const char* message, const char* origin,
+                           const sg_location& loc, bool report) noexcept : _location(loc)
 {
+    setMessage(message);
+    setOrigin(origin);
+
+    if (static_callback && report) {
+        static_callback(_message, _origin, loc);
+    }
 }
 
 const char*
-sg_throwable::getMessage () const
+sg_throwable::getMessage() const noexcept
 {
   return _message;
 }
 
-const std::string
-sg_throwable::getFormattedMessage () const
+std::string
+sg_throwable::getFormattedMessage() const noexcept
 {
-  return std::string(getMessage());
+    std::string ret = getMessage();
+    const std::string loc = getLocation().asString();
+    if (loc.length()) {
+        ret += "\n at ";
+        ret += loc;
+    }
+    return ret;
 }
 
-void
-sg_throwable::setMessage (const char* message)
+void sg_throwable::setMessage(const char* message) noexcept
 {
   strncpy(_message, message, MAX_TEXT_LEN);
   _message[MAX_TEXT_LEN - 1] = '\0';
@@ -144,13 +145,12 @@ sg_throwable::setMessage (const char* message)
 }
 
 const char*
-sg_throwable::getOrigin () const
+sg_throwable::getOrigin() const noexcept
 {
   return _origin;
 }
 
-void
-sg_throwable::setOrigin (const char* origin)
+void sg_throwable::setOrigin(const char* origin) noexcept
 {
   if (origin) {
     strncpy(_origin, origin, MAX_TEXT_LEN);
@@ -170,27 +170,27 @@ const char* sg_throwable::what() const noexcept
   }
 }
 
-
+sg_location sg_throwable::getLocation() const noexcept
+{
+    return _location;
+}
+
+void sg_throwable::setLocation(const sg_location& location) noexcept
+{
+    _location = location;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Implementation of sg_error class.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-sg_error::sg_error ()
-  : sg_throwable ()
+sg_error::sg_error(const char* message, const char* origin, bool report) noexcept
+    : sg_throwable(message, origin, {}, report)
 {
 }
 
-sg_error::sg_error (const char* message, const char *origin)
-  : sg_throwable(message, origin)
-{
-}
-
-sg_error::sg_error(const std::string& message, const std::string& origin)
-  : sg_throwable(message.c_str(), origin.c_str())
-{
-}
-
-sg_error::~sg_error ()
+sg_error::sg_error(const std::string& message, const std::string& origin, bool report) noexcept
+    : sg_throwable(message.c_str(), origin.c_str(), {}, report)
 {
 }
 
@@ -198,121 +198,81 @@ sg_error::~sg_error ()
 // Implementation of sg_exception class.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-sg_exception::sg_exception ()
-  : sg_throwable ()
-{
-}
+sg_exception::sg_exception(const char* message, const char* origin,
+                           const sg_location& loc, bool report) noexcept
+    : sg_throwable(message, origin, loc, report) {}
 
-sg_exception::sg_exception(const char *message, const char *origin,
-                           const sg_location &loc)
-    : sg_throwable(message, origin, loc) {}
+sg_exception::sg_exception(const std::string& message,
+                           const std::string& origin, const sg_location& loc,
+                           bool report) noexcept
+    : sg_throwable(message.c_str(), origin.c_str(), loc, report) {}
 
-sg_exception::sg_exception(const std::string &message,
-                           const std::string &origin, const sg_location &loc)
-    : sg_throwable(message.c_str(), origin.c_str(), loc) {}
-
-sg_exception::~sg_exception ()
-{
-}
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Implementation of sg_io_exception.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-sg_io_exception::sg_io_exception ()
-  : sg_exception()
+sg_io_exception::sg_io_exception(const char* message, const char* origin, bool report)
+    : sg_exception(message, origin, {}, report)
 {
 }
 
-sg_io_exception::sg_io_exception (const char* message, const char* origin)
-  : sg_exception(message, origin)
+sg_io_exception::sg_io_exception(const char* message,
+                                 const sg_location& location,
+                                 const char* origin,
+                                 bool report)
+    : sg_exception(message, origin, location, report) {}
+
+sg_io_exception::sg_io_exception(const std::string& message,
+                                 const std::string& origin,
+                                 bool report)
+    : sg_exception(message, origin, {}, report)
 {
 }
 
-sg_io_exception::sg_io_exception(const char *message,
-                                 const sg_location &location,
-                                 const char *origin)
-    : sg_exception(message, origin, location), _location(location) {}
-
-sg_io_exception::sg_io_exception( const std::string& message,
-                                  const std::string& origin )
-  : sg_exception(message, origin)
-{
-}
-
-sg_io_exception::sg_io_exception(const std::string &message,
-                                 const sg_location &location,
-                                 const std::string &origin)
-    : sg_exception(message, origin, location), _location(location) {}
-
-sg_io_exception::~sg_io_exception ()
-{
-}
-
-const std::string
-sg_io_exception::getFormattedMessage () const
-{
-  std::string ret = getMessage();
-  std::string loc = getLocation().asString();
-  if (loc.length()) {
-    ret += "\n at ";
-    ret += loc;
-  }
-  return ret;
-}
-
-const sg_location &
-sg_io_exception::getLocation () const
-{
-  return _location;
-}
-
-void
-sg_io_exception::setLocation (const sg_location &location)
-{
-  _location = location;
-}
+sg_io_exception::sg_io_exception(const std::string& message,
+                                 const sg_location& location,
+                                 const std::string& origin,
+                                 bool report)
+    : sg_exception(message, origin, location, report) {}
 
 
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Implementation of sg_format_exception.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-sg_format_exception::sg_format_exception ()
-  : sg_exception()
+sg_format_exception::sg_format_exception() noexcept
+    : sg_exception()
 {
   _text[0] = '\0';
 }
 
-sg_format_exception::sg_format_exception (const char* message,
-					  const char* text,
-					  const char* origin)
-  : sg_exception(message, origin)
+sg_format_exception::sg_format_exception(const char* message,
+                                         const char* text,
+                                         const char* origin,
+                                         bool report)
+    : sg_exception(message, origin, {}, report)
 {
   setText(text);
 }
 
-sg_format_exception::sg_format_exception( const std::string& message,
-                                          const std::string& text,
-                                          const std::string& origin )
-  : sg_exception(message, origin)
+sg_format_exception::sg_format_exception(const std::string& message,
+                                         const std::string& text,
+                                         const std::string& origin,
+                                         bool report)
+    : sg_exception(message, origin, {}, report)
 {
   setText(text.c_str());
 }
 
-sg_format_exception::~sg_format_exception ()
-{
-}
 
 const char*
-sg_format_exception::getText () const
+sg_format_exception::getText() const noexcept
 {
   return _text;
 }
 
-void
-sg_format_exception::setText (const char* text)
+void sg_format_exception::setText(const char* text) noexcept
 {
   if (text) {
     strncpy(_text, text, MAX_TEXT_LEN);
@@ -328,26 +288,19 @@ sg_format_exception::setText (const char* text)
 // Implementation of sg_range_exception.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-sg_range_exception::sg_range_exception ()
-  : sg_exception()
-{
-}
-
-sg_range_exception::sg_range_exception (const char* message,
-					const char* origin)
-  : sg_exception(message, origin)
+sg_range_exception::sg_range_exception(const char* message,
+                                       const char* origin, bool report)
+    : sg_exception(message, origin, {}, report)
 {
 }
 
 sg_range_exception::sg_range_exception(const std::string& message,
-                                       const std::string& origin)
-  : sg_exception(message, origin)
+                                       const std::string& origin,
+                                       bool report)
+    : sg_exception(message, origin, {}, report)
 {
 }
 
-sg_range_exception::~sg_range_exception ()
-{
-}
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
diff --git a/simgear/structure/exception.hxx b/simgear/structure/exception.hxx
index bf28559e..8d606b0e 100644
--- a/simgear/structure/exception.hxx
+++ b/simgear/structure/exception.hxx
@@ -28,23 +28,23 @@ class sg_location
 {
 public:
   enum {max_path = 1024};
-  sg_location ();
-  sg_location(const std::string& path, int line = -1, int column = -1);
-  sg_location(const SGPath& path, int line = -1, int column = -1);
-  explicit sg_location(const char* path, int line = -1, int column = -1);
+  sg_location() noexcept;
+  sg_location(const std::string& path, int line = -1, int column = -1) noexcept;
+  sg_location(const SGPath& path, int line = -1, int column = -1) noexcept;
+  explicit sg_location(const char* path, int line = -1, int column = -1) noexcept;
 
   ~sg_location() = default;
 
-  const char *getPath() const;
-  int getLine() const;
-  int getColumn() const;
-  int getByte() const;
+  const char* getPath() const noexcept;
+  int getLine() const noexcept;
+  int getColumn() const noexcept;
+  int getByte() const noexcept;
 
-  std::string asString() const;
-  bool isValid() const;
+  std::string asString() const noexcept;
+  bool isValid() const noexcept;
 
-private:
-  void setPath(const char *p);
+  private:
+  void setPath(const char* p) noexcept;
 
   char _path[max_path];
   int _line;
@@ -60,20 +60,26 @@ class sg_throwable : public std::exception
 {
 public:
   enum {MAX_TEXT_LEN = 1024};
-  sg_throwable ();
-  sg_throwable(const char *message, const char *origin = 0,
-               const sg_location &loc = {});
+  sg_throwable() noexcept;
+  sg_throwable(const char* message, const char* origin = 0,
+               const sg_location& loc = {}, bool report = true) noexcept;
 
-  virtual ~sg_throwable ();
-  virtual const char* getMessage () const;
-  virtual const std::string getFormattedMessage () const;
-  virtual void setMessage (const char* message);
-  virtual const char* getOrigin () const;
-  virtual void setOrigin (const char *origin);
+  virtual ~sg_throwable() noexcept = default;
+
+  virtual const char* getMessage() const noexcept;
+  std::string getFormattedMessage() const noexcept;
+  virtual void setMessage(const char* message) noexcept;
+  virtual const char* getOrigin() const noexcept;
+  virtual void setOrigin(const char* origin) noexcept;
   virtual const char* what() const noexcept;
-private:
+
+  sg_location getLocation() const noexcept;
+  void setLocation(const sg_location& location) noexcept;
+
+  private:
   char _message[MAX_TEXT_LEN];
   char _origin[MAX_TEXT_LEN];
+  sg_location _location;
 };
 
 
@@ -90,10 +96,10 @@ private:
 class sg_error : public sg_throwable
 {
 public:
-  sg_error ();
-  sg_error (const char* message, const char* origin = 0);
-  sg_error(const std::string &message, const std::string &origin = {});
-  virtual ~sg_error ();
+    sg_error() noexcept = default;
+    sg_error(const char* message, const char* origin = 0, bool report = true) noexcept;
+    sg_error(const std::string& message, const std::string& origin = {}, bool report = true) noexcept;
+    virtual ~sg_error() noexcept = default;
 };
 
 
@@ -114,12 +120,12 @@ public:
 class sg_exception : public sg_throwable
 {
 public:
-  sg_exception ();
-  sg_exception(const char *message, const char *origin = 0,
-               const sg_location &loc = {});
-  sg_exception(const std::string &message, const std::string & = {},
-               const sg_location &loc = {});
-  virtual ~sg_exception ();
+    sg_exception() noexcept = default;
+    sg_exception(const char* message, const char* origin = 0,
+                 const sg_location& loc = {}, bool report = true) noexcept;
+    sg_exception(const std::string& message, const std::string& = {},
+                 const sg_location& loc = {}, bool report = true) noexcept;
+    virtual ~sg_exception() noexcept = default;
 };
 
 
@@ -137,20 +143,15 @@ public:
 class sg_io_exception : public sg_exception
 {
 public:
-  sg_io_exception ();
-  sg_io_exception (const char* message, const char* origin = 0);
-  sg_io_exception (const char* message, const sg_location &location,
-		   const char* origin = 0);
-  sg_io_exception (const std::string &message, const std::string &origin = "");
-  sg_io_exception (const std::string &message, const sg_location &location, 
-    const std::string &origin = "");
+    sg_io_exception() noexcept = default;
+    sg_io_exception(const char* message, const char* origin = 0, bool report = true);
+    sg_io_exception(const char* message, const sg_location& location,
+                    const char* origin = 0, bool report = true);
+    sg_io_exception(const std::string& message, const std::string& origin = {}, bool report = true);
+    sg_io_exception(const std::string& message, const sg_location& location,
+                    const std::string& origin = {}, bool report = true);
 
-  virtual ~sg_io_exception ();
-  virtual const std::string getFormattedMessage () const;
-  virtual const sg_location &getLocation () const;
-  virtual void setLocation (const sg_location &location);
-private:
-  sg_location _location;
+    virtual ~sg_io_exception() noexcept = default;
 };
 
 
@@ -168,14 +169,15 @@ private:
 class sg_format_exception : public sg_exception
 {
 public:
-  sg_format_exception ();
-  sg_format_exception (const char* message, const char* text,
-		       const char* origin = 0);
-  sg_format_exception (const std::string& message, const std::string& text,
-		       const std::string& origin = "");
-  virtual ~sg_format_exception ();
-  virtual const char* getText () const;
-  virtual void setText (const char* text);
+    sg_format_exception() noexcept;
+    sg_format_exception(const char* message, const char* text,
+                        const char* origin = 0, bool report = true);
+    sg_format_exception(const std::string& message, const std::string& text,
+                        const std::string& origin = {}, bool report = true);
+
+    const char* getText() const noexcept;
+    void setText(const char* text) noexcept;
+
 private:
   char _text[MAX_TEXT_LEN];
 };
@@ -193,12 +195,14 @@ private:
 class sg_range_exception : public sg_exception
 {
 public:
-  sg_range_exception ();
-  sg_range_exception (const char* message,
-                      const char* origin = 0);
-  sg_range_exception (const std::string& message,
-                      const std::string& origin = "");
-  virtual ~sg_range_exception ();
+    sg_range_exception() noexcept = default;
+    sg_range_exception(const char* message,
+                       const char* origin = 0,
+                       bool report = true);
+    sg_range_exception(const std::string& message,
+                       const std::string& origin = {},
+                       bool report = true);
+    virtual ~sg_range_exception() noexcept = default;
 };
 
 using ThrowCallback = std::function<void(