[boost] Re: [boost::thread] locks, exceptions and assertions

From: Daniel Frey (daniel.frey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-18 09:09:45

Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> jhopkin_at_[hidden] wrote:
> 
>>I agree that logic errors should be caught by assertions.
>>
>>The problem with throwing from logic errors is that when a logic error
>>occurs, all bets are off.
> 
> Right.

I wonder what I'm doing wrong. Dtors, smart pointers, etc. take care of 
my environment when an exception is thrown and allow me to only abort a 
small part (we call it a "session") of the process while the rest is 
still in a perfectly consistent state. Well, maybe it's my fault and I 
should learn how to write code that mixes up the whole memory on every 
small programming error ;)

Regards, Daniel

PS: Note that there's also a difference between the standard theretical 
world or portable, well defined behaviour and the real world. I am 
explicitly talking about the real world! Boost is not an academic 
excercise. At least I hope so... :o)

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