[ ruby-Bugs-11151 ] exception in at_exit --> 0 exit status

Bugs item #11151, was opened at 2007-05-27 01:19
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Category: Core
Group: 1.8.6
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Johan Holmberg (holmberg)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: exception in at_exit --> 0 exit status

Initial Comment:
If an exception occurs in an at_exit block, the Ruby process still exits with a zero exit status. This seems wrong. Example code:

  $ ruby -e 'at_exit { raise "an error" }' ; echo $?
  -e:1: an error (RuntimeError)
          from -e:1
  0

All Ruby version I have tested work this way:

* 1.8.2
* 1.8.5
* 1.8.6
* subversion branch "ruby_1_8" from 2007-05-26
* subversion branch "ruby_1_8_6" from 2007-05-26
* subversion trunk from 2007-05-26

I tried all versions on Mac OS X, but I guess Ruby behaves this way on all platforms.


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