Re: [boost] Re: Boost.threads: interthread exception conveyance

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-24 11:19:15

From: "Eric Woodruff" <Eric.Woodruff_at_[hidden]>
> ">   q19) In reality why wouldn't q5's technique for handling an uncaught
> exception thrown in a nonjoinable t apply equally well to handling an
> uncaught exception thrown in a joinable t as well?  (Why have two
techniques
> instead of one?)<
>
> To support threads that are able to return a value."
>
> The threads can support return values without exceptions, they are
> orthogonal, but necessary, concepts.

What value do you return when the thread function has ended with an
exception?