I'm sorry - the exception_ptr_impl.hpp needs a modification (case where no user defined types are passed). Now it's corrected. Oliver /*************************************************************************** * Copyright (C) 2008 by Oliver Kowalke * * kowalke@drslx002 * * * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or * * (at your option) any later version. * * * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * * GNU General Public License for more details. * * * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * * along with this program; if not, write to the * * Free Software Foundation, Inc., * * 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. * ***************************************************************************/ #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H #include <config.h> #endif #include <iostream> #include <cstdlib> #include <stdexcept> #include <boost/bind.hpp> #include <boost/mpl/vector.hpp> #include <boost/thread.hpp> #include <future.hpp> struct X { std::string msg; X( std::string const& msg_) : msg( msg_) {} }; int add( int a, int b) { throw X("X error"); return a + b; } void execute( boost::function< void() > fn) { fn(); } int main( int argc, char *argv[]) { try { boost::promise< int > p; boost::future_wrapper< int, boost::mpl::vector< X > > wrapper( // boost::future_wrapper< int > wrapper( boost::bind( add, 11, 13), p); boost::future< int > f( p); boost::thread t( boost::bind( & execute, wrapper) ); std::cout << "add = " << f.get() << std::endl; return EXIT_SUCCESS; } catch ( X const& x) { std::cerr << x.msg << std::endl; } catch ( std::exception const& e) { std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl; } catch ( ... ) { std::cerr << "unhandled exception" << std::endl; } return EXIT_FAILURE; }