diff --git a/include/boost/exception/detail/attribute_noreturn.hpp b/include/boost/exception/detail/attribute_noreturn.hpp
index 1cb0763..f6a0b59 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/detail/attribute_noreturn.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/detail/attribute_noreturn.hpp
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 #ifndef UUID_61531AB0680611DEADD5846855D89593
 #define UUID_61531AB0680611DEADD5846855D89593
 
-#include <boost/config.hpp>
-
-#if defined(BOOST_MSVC)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
 #define BOOST_ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN __declspec(noreturn)
 #elif defined(__GNUC__)
 #define BOOST_ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN __attribute__((noreturn))
diff --git a/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp b/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
index fbc0594..79b2739 100644
--- a/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/exception/exception.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 
 #ifndef UUID_274DA366004E11DCB1DDFE2E56D89593
 #define UUID_274DA366004E11DCB1DDFE2E56D89593
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(BOOST_EXCEPTION_ENABLE_WARNINGS)
+#pragma GCC system_header
+#endif
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(BOOST_EXCEPTION_ENABLE_WARNINGS)
+#pragma warning(push,1)
+#endif
 
 namespace
 boost
@@ -129,6 +135,15 @@ boost
     template <class E,class Tag,class T>
     E const & operator<<( E const &, error_info<Tag,T> const & );
 
+    template <class E>
+    E const & operator<<( E const &, throw_function const & );
+
+    template <class E>
+    E const & operator<<( E const &, throw_file const & );
+
+    template <class E>
+    E const & operator<<( E const &, throw_line const & );
+
     class exception;
 
     template <class>
@@ -151,7 +166,6 @@ boost
 
             protected:
 
-            virtual
             ~error_info_container() throw()
                 {
                 }
@@ -202,34 +216,19 @@ boost
 #endif
             ;
 
+#if defined(__MWERKS__) && __MWERKS__<=0x3207
+        public:
+#else
         private:
 
         template <class E>
-        friend
-        E const &
-        operator<<( E const & x, throw_function const & y )
-            {
-            x.throw_function_=y.v_;
-            return x;
-            }
+        friend E const & operator<<( E const &, throw_function const & );
 
         template <class E>
-        friend
-        E const &
-        operator<<( E const & x, throw_file const & y )
-            {
-            x.throw_file_=y.v_;
-            return x;
-            }
+        friend E const & operator<<( E const &, throw_file const & );
 
         template <class E>
-        friend
-        E const &
-        operator<<( E const & x, throw_line const & y )
-            {
-            x.throw_line_=y.v_;
-            return x;
-            }
+        friend E const & operator<<( E const &, throw_line const & );
 
         friend char const * exception_detail::get_diagnostic_information( exception const &, char const * );
 
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ boost
         friend struct exception_detail::get_info<throw_function>;
         friend struct exception_detail::get_info<throw_file>;
         friend struct exception_detail::get_info<throw_line>;
-
+#endif
         mutable exception_detail::refcount_ptr<exception_detail::error_info_container> data_;
         mutable char const * throw_function_;
         mutable char const * throw_file_;
@@ -254,6 +253,30 @@ boost
         {
         }
 
+    template <class E>
+    E const &
+    operator<<( E const & x, throw_function const & y )
+        {
+        x.throw_function_=y.v_;
+        return x;
+        }
+
+    template <class E>
+    E const &
+    operator<<( E const & x, throw_file const & y )
+        {
+        x.throw_file_=y.v_;
+        return x;
+        }
+
+    template <class E>
+    E const &
+    operator<<( E const & x, throw_line const & y )
+        {
+        x.throw_line_=y.v_;
+        return x;
+        }
+
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
     namespace
@@ -393,4 +416,7 @@ boost
         }
     }
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(BOOST_EXCEPTION_ENABLE_WARNINGS)
+#pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
 #endif
diff --git a/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp b/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp
index a5a5f9e..54aab7b 100644
--- a/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/throw_exception.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/exception/detail/attribute_noreturn.hpp>
 #include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
 #include <exception>
 
 #if !defined( BOOST_EXCEPTION_DISABLE ) && defined( __BORLANDC__ ) && BOOST_WORKAROUND( __BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x593) )
diff --git a/test/1-throw_exception_test.cpp b/test/1-throw_exception_test.cpp
index 06273bc..5106e86 100644
--- a/test/1-throw_exception_test.cpp
+++ b/test/1-throw_exception_test.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <boost/throw_exception.hpp>
 #include <boost/detail/lightweight_test.hpp>
 
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+
 class my_exception: public std::exception { };
 
 int