Re: Is this a compiler bug?

From:

red floyd <redfloyd@gmail.com>

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Date:

Fri, 15 May 2009 14:00:39 CST

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On May 15, 5:26 am, dala <d...@telia.com> wrote:

Hi,

I've detected some strange problems when using exception handling in
both GNU and SUN compilers.
When I run the following test code:
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#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
   try {
     try
       {
        throw;
       }
     catch (exception& e)
       {
        cout << "Should not be in here." << endl;
        throw;
       }
   } catch(...)
     {
       cout << "Test succeded!" << endl;
     }}

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Then the program just exits with:
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terminate called without an active exception
Abort
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Shouldn't the originating exception be caught properly in the catch
clause that will catch all exceptions (the ellipse operator)?

See 15.1/8:

"If no exception is presently being handled, executing a /throw-
expression/ with no operand calls terminate() (15.5.1)."

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