Re: [boost] [thread] catch(...) removed

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-06 13:35:39

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

> Pedro Lamarão wrote:

>

>> Shouldn't there be some sentry object then, with that

>> "on_thread_exit()" thing called by the destructor?

>

> If you allow an exception to escape from your thread function, the default 

> behavior is for the runtime to call terminate(), so a missing on_thread_exit 

> is the least of your worries. :-) 

Well, let's not forget that terminate() is a form of orderly shutdown.

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Dave Abrahams
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