Re: [boost] Futures Review - future exceptions and boost::exception

Subject: Re: [boost] Futures Review - future exceptions and boost::exception
From: Emil Dotchevski (emildotchevski_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-01-06 18:01:23

On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 2:27 PM, vicente.botet <vicente.botet_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Shouldn't future exceptions inherit from boost::exception in order to work with boost::throw_exception and be able to transfer these exception between threads?

Inheritance from boost::exception does not guarantee the ability to
use current_exception/exception_ptr, throwing using
boost::throw_exception or BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION does
(BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION is preferable because it'll automatically
capture the file/line location of the throw.)

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