Can gdb be used to backtrace when exceptions are caught?

Question

I have just started using c++ exceptions and want to get it right. What I have in mind is to generate some sort of backtrace information when exceptions are caught. Initially I

Answer 1

Summary of answers from the comments:

1st Method (by paulsm4). Set a catchpoint via catch throw for catching on throw or catch catch for catching on catch! Then call backtrace

2nd Method (by aschepler) Set a breakpoint on __cxa_throw and then backtrace

3rd Method (in Qt Creator -- if you happen to use) You can easily set a breakpoint on throw or catch!

Using Qt Creator debugger, it seems that setting a breakpoint on __cxa_begin_catch is also an equivalent to catch catch