Re: [boost] [Boost.Thread]: consider removing catch(...) from thread_proxy

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-01 12:02:48

Roland Schwarz <roland.schwarz_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams writes:
>
>>Roland Schwarz writes:
>>
>>  
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>>>But please don't get me wrong. I am not advocating to remove the
>>>catch all.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>I am.
>>
>>  
>>
> As I already posted in a previous mail: I also do not have objections
> against removing it. We both seemingly changed our minds to follow the
> arguments of the original poster.  But you think it will have a big
> impact, 

No I don't.

> and I do not know for sure.  I would have suggested to roll
> out a small test for the currently supported compilers, to see how big
> the impact would be to regressions.  But as you say: "With most of the
> compilers I use an uncaught exception thrown from a user thread will
> terminate the application", 

I didn't ever say that.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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