Re: [boost] [filesystem][program_options][serialization][test] from comp.lang.c++.moderated

From: Gennadiy Rozental (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-12 10:55:50

>> 2. Opting to ignore system signals will cause halt for regression testing 
>> in
>> some cases (unless we change the setup explicitly)
>
> No, it's the other way round. The UB causes halts in regression testing.
> I experienced dozens of these incidences. As I said, I wasted days of
> CPU and human time on this problem.
>
> How does not mapping a signal to exceptions and letting the process die
> instead cause halt for regression testing?

Because some compiler would show dialog window for example. Unfortunately 
there is no silver bullet here. One will have to deal with stalling 
regression tests one way or another. Which case has less incidents is an 
open question.

Gennadiy