Re: [boost] [thread] Why is thread_interrupted not derived from thread_exception or std::exception?

Subject: Re: [boost] [thread] Why is thread_interrupted not derived from thread_exception or std::exception?
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-07 14:30:16

Boris Schaeling wrote:
> Why is thread_interrupted not derived from thread_exception or 
> std::exception? It might easily slip through a try/catch-block, and if I 
> hadn't looked up the header file now it might have slipped through mine.

I assume, this is the intention. The thread_interrupted exception is 
thrown when the thread is canceled in order to unwind the stack up to 
the Boost.Thread thread function trampoline. Normally, you should not 
catch it.