Re: [boost] std::exception -- Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: AttemptingresolutionofThreads&ExceptionsIssue

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-14 10:26:50

From: "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]>

> From: "Anthony Williams" <anthwil_at_[hidden]>
> >
> > In general, it is not possible to propagate arbitrary exceptions across
> thread
> > boundaries [...]
>
> ... without compiler support. "Ordinary" exception handling already
provides
> the necessary primitives.

Seriously? Care to give an outline of how that would work using existing
constructs?

> An approximate library solution can, and must, be
> used as a stopgap measure, but there is little point in trying to solve
the
> general problem at the wrong side.

agreed.

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