FW: C++ throw in a thread

[Edward Wachtel <Edward.Wachtel@moneyline.com>]

> Is there a way to allow C++ code to throw in a thread?  I compiled the
> following code as follows and it aborts due to the throw.
> 
> bash-2.05$ throwtest
> throwing check
> Aborted
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ed
> 
> g++ -g throwtest.cpp -othrowtest -lpthread
> 
> 
> 
> 
> #define _GNU_SOURCE
> #define _REENTRANT
> #define MAX 5
> #include <iostream>
> #include <cstdio>
> #include <cstdlib>
> #include <pthread.h>
> #include <unistd.h>
> using namespace std;
> 
> void * throwit(void *);
> 
> int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
>    pthread_t t;
>    int i;
>    int status;
>  
>    try
>    {  
>       if( pthread_create(&t,NULL,throwit,(void *)i) != 0) {
>         cerr << "pthread_create failed" << endl;
>         return 1;
>       }
>       pthread_join(t, (void **)&status);
>       cout << "end of thread " << endl;
>    }
>    catch(...)
>    {
>       cout << "unexpected exception" << endl;
>    }
> }
>         
> void * throwit(void * t_id) {
>    int i;
>    float f = 4.0;
>    for (i=0;i<MAX; i++) {
>       sleep(1);
>       try {
>          cout<<"throwing check"<<endl;
>          throw "check";
>       }
>       catch(char * st) {
>          cout << "throwit caught" << st << endl;
>       }
>    }
>    return 0;
> }   
>       




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