Re: [Boost-users] [boost test] question on exception testing

From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-02-29 09:55:30

Ovanes Markarian <om_boost <at> keywallet.com> writes:

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> 
> And what if not std::exception compatible type is thrown? 
> I don't see any problems in this context, because I know 
> that an exception will definitely be raised.What are your 
> concerns about ... in this context?

catching ... is bad practice in general and I would prefer not to promote it. 
For example for vc 7.1 it will do wrong thing. IMO you should know what you 
are catching in your tests and check for it.

Gennadiy