Re: [boost] [Test] execution_exception not derivedfromstd::exception

From: Gennadiy Rozental (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-24 20:45:24

"Sean Huang" <huangsean_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:BAY102-DAV13D47719BA8C237CA85EE7A3650_at_phx.gbl...
>> I am not sure I understand the context where you would need to log
>> boost::test::execution_exception. Could you provide an example.
>>
> If the test creates a thread and the thread uses BOOST_CHECK. This 
> probably
> wasn't a good idea to start with  since as far as I know boost::test does
> not have a mechanism to catch the exceptions generated from other than 
> main
> thread. A simple thread adaptor would be a nice addition to boost::test.

I will re-review threading issues in 1.35. For now I wouldn'r recommend this 
usage. The exception is part of internal implementation. It's not supported 
to be logged or caught by end users, so I do not see a need for an extra 
dependency/complexity.

Gennadiy