Re: [boost] [Boost.Thread]: consider removing catch(...) from thread_proxy

Michael Glassford wrote:

Slawomir Lisznianski wrote:

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Hello,

I find the catch(...) clause in the thread_proxy function (thread.cpp) causing more harm than good.

Does anyone have any comments on this? Support or objections?

A good solution is to provide a customization point: call a handler that can be replaced by the user. You then, from a library point of view, have a well-defined behaviour in presence of uncaught exceptions. Then it's possible for the user to "throw;" in order to further propogate the exception (something I would consider evil).

Mike

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