diff --git a/IlmBase/Imath/ImathMatrix.h b/IlmBase/Imath/ImathMatrix.h
index 8e414297..c5d7e244 100644
--- a/IlmBase/Imath/ImathMatrix.h
+++ b/IlmBase/Imath/ImathMatrix.h
@@ -262,17 +262,13 @@ template <class T> class Matrix33
     // 
     //------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    const Matrix33 &    invert (bool singExc = false)
-                        IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    const Matrix33 &    invert (bool singExc = false);
 
-    Matrix33<T>         inverse (bool singExc = false) const
-                        IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    Matrix33<T>         inverse (bool singExc = false) const;
 
-    const Matrix33 &    gjInvert (bool singExc = false)
-                        IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    const Matrix33 &    gjInvert (bool singExc = false);
 
-    Matrix33<T>         gjInverse (bool singExc = false) const
-                        IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    Matrix33<T>         gjInverse (bool singExc = false) const;
 
 
     //------------------------------------------------
@@ -636,17 +632,13 @@ template <class T> class Matrix44
     // 
     //------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    const Matrix44 &    invert (bool singExc = false)
-                        IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    const Matrix44 &    invert (bool singExc = false);
 
-    Matrix44<T>         inverse (bool singExc = false) const
-                        IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    Matrix44<T>         inverse (bool singExc = false) const;
 
-    const Matrix44 &    gjInvert (bool singExc = false)
-                        IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    const Matrix44 &    gjInvert (bool singExc = false);
 
-    Matrix44<T>         gjInverse (bool singExc = false) const
-                        IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    Matrix44<T>         gjInverse (bool singExc = false) const;
 
 
     //------------------------------------------------
@@ -1430,7 +1422,7 @@ Matrix33<T>::transposed () const
 
 template <class T>
 const Matrix33<T> &
-Matrix33<T>::gjInvert (bool singExc) IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Matrix33<T>::gjInvert (bool singExc)
 {
     *this = gjInverse (singExc);
     return *this;
@@ -1438,7 +1430,7 @@ Matrix33<T>::gjInvert (bool singExc) IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
 
 template <class T>
 Matrix33<T>
-Matrix33<T>::gjInverse (bool singExc) const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Matrix33<T>::gjInverse (bool singExc) const
 {
     int i, j, k;
     Matrix33 s;
@@ -1542,7 +1534,7 @@ Matrix33<T>::gjInverse (bool singExc) const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathE
 
 template <class T>
 const Matrix33<T> &
-Matrix33<T>::invert (bool singExc) IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Matrix33<T>::invert (bool singExc)
 {
     *this = inverse (singExc);
     return *this;
@@ -1550,7 +1542,7 @@ Matrix33<T>::invert (bool singExc) IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
 
 template <class T>
 Matrix33<T>
-Matrix33<T>::inverse (bool singExc) const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Matrix33<T>::inverse (bool singExc) const
 {
     if (x[0][2] != 0 || x[1][2] != 0 || x[2][2] != 1)
     {
@@ -2699,7 +2691,7 @@ Matrix44<T>::transposed () const
 
 template <class T>
 const Matrix44<T> &
-Matrix44<T>::gjInvert (bool singExc) IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Matrix44<T>::gjInvert (bool singExc)
 {
     *this = gjInverse (singExc);
     return *this;
@@ -2707,7 +2699,7 @@ Matrix44<T>::gjInvert (bool singExc) IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
 
 template <class T>
 Matrix44<T>
-Matrix44<T>::gjInverse (bool singExc) const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Matrix44<T>::gjInverse (bool singExc) const
 {
     int i, j, k;
     Matrix44 s;
@@ -2811,7 +2803,7 @@ Matrix44<T>::gjInverse (bool singExc) const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathE
 
 template <class T>
 const Matrix44<T> &
-Matrix44<T>::invert (bool singExc) IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Matrix44<T>::invert (bool singExc)
 {
     *this = inverse (singExc);
     return *this;
@@ -2819,7 +2811,7 @@ Matrix44<T>::invert (bool singExc) IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
 
 template <class T>
 Matrix44<T>
-Matrix44<T>::inverse (bool singExc) const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Matrix44<T>::inverse (bool singExc) const
 {
     if (x[0][3] != 0 || x[1][3] != 0 || x[2][3] != 0 || x[3][3] != 1)
         return gjInverse(singExc);
diff --git a/IlmBase/Imath/ImathVec.cpp b/IlmBase/Imath/ImathVec.cpp
index b483b07f..37edc970 100644
--- a/IlmBase/Imath/ImathVec.cpp
+++ b/IlmBase/Imath/ImathVec.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Vec2<short>::normalize ()
 template <>
 IMATH_EXPORT
 const Vec2<short> &
-Vec2<short>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec2<short>::normalizeExc ()
 {
     if ((x == 0) && (y == 0))
         throw NullVecExc ("Cannot normalize null vector.");
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ Vec2<short>::normalized () const
 template <>
 IMATH_EXPORT
 Vec2<short>
-Vec2<short>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec2<short>::normalizedExc () const
 {
     if ((x == 0) && (y == 0))
         throw NullVecExc ("Cannot normalize null vector.");
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Vec2<int>::normalize ()
 template <>
 IMATH_EXPORT
 const Vec2<int> &
-Vec2<int>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec2<int>::normalizeExc ()
 {
     if ((x == 0) && (y == 0))
         throw NullVecExc ("Cannot normalize null vector.");
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ Vec2<int>::normalized () const
 template <>
 IMATH_EXPORT
 Vec2<int>
-Vec2<int>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec2<int>::normalizedExc () const
 {
     if ((x == 0) && (y == 0))
         throw NullVecExc ("Cannot normalize null vector.");
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ Vec3<short>::normalize ()
 template <>
 IMATH_EXPORT
 const Vec3<short> &
-Vec3<short>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec3<short>::normalizeExc ()
 {
     if ((x == 0) && (y == 0) && (z == 0))
         throw NullVecExc ("Cannot normalize null vector.");
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ Vec3<short>::normalized () const
 template <>
 IMATH_EXPORT
 Vec3<short>
-Vec3<short>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec3<short>::normalizedExc () const
 {
     if ((x == 0) && (y == 0) && (z == 0))
         throw NullVecExc ("Cannot normalize null vector.");
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ Vec3<int>::normalize ()
 template <>
 IMATH_EXPORT
 const Vec3<int> &
-Vec3<int>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec3<int>::normalizeExc ()
 {
     if ((x == 0) && (y == 0) && (z == 0))
         throw NullVecExc ("Cannot normalize null vector.");
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ Vec3<int>::normalized () const
 template <>
 IMATH_EXPORT
 Vec3<int>
-Vec3<int>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec3<int>::normalizedExc () const
 {
     if ((x == 0) && (y == 0) && (z == 0))
         throw NullVecExc ("Cannot normalize null vector.");
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ Vec4<short>::normalize ()
 template <>
 IMATH_EXPORT
 const Vec4<short> &
-Vec4<short>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec4<short>::normalizeExc ()
 {
     if ((x == 0) && (y == 0) && (z == 0) && (w == 0))
         throw NullVecExc ("Cannot normalize null vector.");
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ Vec4<short>::normalized () const
 template <>
 IMATH_EXPORT
 Vec4<short>
-Vec4<short>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec4<short>::normalizedExc () const
 {
     if ((x == 0) && (y == 0) && (z == 0) && (w == 0))
         throw NullVecExc ("Cannot normalize null vector.");
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ Vec4<int>::normalize ()
 template <>
 IMATH_EXPORT
 const Vec4<int> &
-Vec4<int>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec4<int>::normalizeExc ()
 {
     if ((x == 0) && (y == 0) && (z == 0) && (w == 0))
         throw NullVecExc ("Cannot normalize null vector.");
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ Vec4<int>::normalized () const
 template <>
 IMATH_EXPORT
 Vec4<int>
-Vec4<int>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec4<int>::normalizedExc () const
 {
     if ((x == 0) && (y == 0) && (z == 0) && (w == 0))
         throw NullVecExc ("Cannot normalize null vector.");
diff --git a/IlmBase/Imath/ImathVec.h b/IlmBase/Imath/ImathVec.h
index 7a3102df..6f4e82a3 100644
--- a/IlmBase/Imath/ImathVec.h
+++ b/IlmBase/Imath/ImathVec.h
@@ -225,11 +225,11 @@ template <class T> class Vec2
     T			length2 () const;
 
     const Vec2 &	normalize ();           // modifies *this
-    const Vec2 &	normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    const Vec2 &	normalizeExc ();
     const Vec2 &	normalizeNonNull ();
 
     Vec2<T>		normalized () const;	// does not modify *this
-    Vec2<T>		normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    Vec2<T>		normalizedExc () const;
     Vec2<T>		normalizedNonNull () const;
 
 
@@ -437,11 +437,11 @@ template <class T> class Vec3
     T			length2 () const;
 
     const Vec3 &	normalize ();           // modifies *this
-    const Vec3 &	normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    const Vec3 &	normalizeExc ();
     const Vec3 &	normalizeNonNull ();
 
     Vec3<T>		normalized () const;	// does not modify *this
-    Vec3<T>		normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    Vec3<T>		normalizedExc () const;
     Vec3<T>		normalizedNonNull () const;
 
 
@@ -619,11 +619,11 @@ template <class T> class Vec4
     T               length2 () const;
 
     const Vec4 &    normalize ();           // modifies *this
-    const Vec4 &    normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    const Vec4 &    normalizeExc ();
     const Vec4 &    normalizeNonNull ();
 
     Vec4<T>         normalized () const;	// does not modify *this
-    Vec4<T>         normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+    Vec4<T>         normalizedExc () const;
     Vec4<T>         normalizedNonNull () const;
 
 
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ template <> const Vec2<short> &
 Vec2<short>::normalize ();
 
 template <> const Vec2<short> &
-Vec2<short>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+Vec2<short>::normalizeExc ();
 
 template <> const Vec2<short> &
 Vec2<short>::normalizeNonNull ();
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ template <> Vec2<short>
 Vec2<short>::normalized () const;
 
 template <> Vec2<short>
-Vec2<short>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+Vec2<short>::normalizedExc () const;
 
 template <> Vec2<short>
 Vec2<short>::normalizedNonNull () const;
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ template <> const Vec2<int> &
 Vec2<int>::normalize ();
 
 template <> const Vec2<int> &
-Vec2<int>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+Vec2<int>::normalizeExc ();
 
 template <> const Vec2<int> &
 Vec2<int>::normalizeNonNull ();
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ template <> Vec2<int>
 Vec2<int>::normalized () const;
 
 template <> Vec2<int>
-Vec2<int>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+Vec2<int>::normalizedExc () const;
 
 template <> Vec2<int>
 Vec2<int>::normalizedNonNull () const;
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ template <> const Vec3<short> &
 Vec3<short>::normalize ();
 
 template <> const Vec3<short> &
-Vec3<short>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+Vec3<short>::normalizeExc ();
 
 template <> const Vec3<short> &
 Vec3<short>::normalizeNonNull ();
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ template <> Vec3<short>
 Vec3<short>::normalized () const;
 
 template <> Vec3<short>
-Vec3<short>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+Vec3<short>::normalizedExc () const;
 
 template <> Vec3<short>
 Vec3<short>::normalizedNonNull () const;
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ template <> const Vec3<int> &
 Vec3<int>::normalize ();
 
 template <> const Vec3<int> &
-Vec3<int>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+Vec3<int>::normalizeExc ();
 
 template <> const Vec3<int> &
 Vec3<int>::normalizeNonNull ();
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ template <> Vec3<int>
 Vec3<int>::normalized () const;
 
 template <> Vec3<int>
-Vec3<int>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+Vec3<int>::normalizedExc () const;
 
 template <> Vec3<int>
 Vec3<int>::normalizedNonNull () const;
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ template <> const Vec4<short> &
 Vec4<short>::normalize ();
 
 template <> const Vec4<short> &
-Vec4<short>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+Vec4<short>::normalizeExc ();
 
 template <> const Vec4<short> &
 Vec4<short>::normalizeNonNull ();
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ template <> Vec4<short>
 Vec4<short>::normalized () const;
 
 template <> Vec4<short>
-Vec4<short>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+Vec4<short>::normalizedExc () const;
 
 template <> Vec4<short>
 Vec4<short>::normalizedNonNull () const;
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ template <> const Vec4<int> &
 Vec4<int>::normalize ();
 
 template <> const Vec4<int> &
-Vec4<int>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+Vec4<int>::normalizeExc ();
 
 template <> const Vec4<int> &
 Vec4<int>::normalizeNonNull ();
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ template <> Vec4<int>
 Vec4<int>::normalized () const;
 
 template <> Vec4<int>
-Vec4<int>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc);
+Vec4<int>::normalizedExc () const;
 
 template <> Vec4<int>
 Vec4<int>::normalizedNonNull () const;
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ Vec2<T>::normalize ()
 
 template <class T>
 const Vec2<T> &
-Vec2<T>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec2<T>::normalizeExc ()
 {
     T l = length();
 
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ Vec2<T>::normalized () const
 
 template <class T>
 Vec2<T>
-Vec2<T>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec2<T>::normalizedExc () const
 {
     T l = length();
 
@@ -1701,7 +1701,7 @@ Vec3<T>::normalize ()
 
 template <class T>
 const Vec3<T> &
-Vec3<T>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec3<T>::normalizeExc ()
 {
     T l = length();
 
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ Vec3<T>::normalized () const
 
 template <class T>
 Vec3<T>
-Vec3<T>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec3<T>::normalizedExc () const
 {
     T l = length();
 
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ Vec4<T>::normalize ()
 
 template <class T>
 const Vec4<T> &
-Vec4<T>::normalizeExc () IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec4<T>::normalizeExc ()
 {
     T l = length();
 
@@ -2147,7 +2147,7 @@ Vec4<T>::normalized () const
 
 template <class T>
 Vec4<T>
-Vec4<T>::normalizedExc () const IEX_THROW_SPEC (IEX_NAMESPACE::MathExc)
+Vec4<T>::normalizedExc () const
 {
     T l = length();