Re: Stack frame incorrect on stack unwinding during exception
As an experiment, you might try changing that catch(...) to something
that should never be caught, like catch(int) to see if it has the same
effect. That way at you know know that the workaround won't be swallowing
other exceptions that might be important.
He's rethrowing the exception so it shouldn't swallow anything.
But with VC2003, catch(...) catches SEH exceptions as well.
Once that happens, not even God knows what happens next.
Or maybe he does, but he's not telling.
I have seen cases where catch(...) caught a structured exception, but did
not rethrow, even though throw; was used inside the handler.
That is why catch(...) is evil.
Note: with VC2005 this is no longer true, but there is still no mandatory
common exception class (because the language specifies that you can throw
anything). Thus catch(...) is still useless in C++ because you have no way
to find out what happened.
Luckily, the C# designers got that one right.
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Bruno van Dooren
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