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

Ovanes Markarian writes:

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