Exception try catch howto

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When I run this…

/* test_exception.cpp */
#ifdef __CINT__
#include<exception>
int test_exception( void ){
    try{
        cout << endl << "throwing exception...";
        throw exception();
    }catch( exception const&e ){
        cout << "caught!" << endl << e ;
    }
    return 0;
}
#endif

…I get this…

rubix@machine:~$ root -q -b -l test_exception.cpp
root [0] 
Processing test_exception.cpp...
Warning in <TClass::TClass>: no dictionary for class exception is available

throwing exception...(int)-471556992
rubix@machine:~$

Anyone know what I’m doing wrong? How should exception throwing/catching be done to play nice with CINT?

2

What? Wrong forum? If so, duplicated over here:
http://root.cern.ch/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13657

3

Hi,

CINT exception handling is somewhat deficient. We recommend to compile (via ACLiC) code that need to rely on exception handling.

Cheers,
Philippe.