From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2006-07-07T03:33:12+09:00
Subject: Re: [Bug?] Confused exception handling in Continuation Context

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On 7/6/06, Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@ruby-lang.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> In message "Re: [Bug?] Confused exception handling in Continuation
> Context"
>     on Fri, 7 Jul 2006 02:42:35 +0900, "Robert Dober" <
> robert.dober@gmail.com> writes:
>
> |I have the feeling that my limitted understanding of continuations puts
> you
> |off the track. As a matter of fact I do not complain that there is an
> |exception, this exception is intentional, I complain that it is
> |handled/rescued when it shall not.
>
> This is the point.  A continuation is like a time machine.  By calling
> it, time would rewind back to the point of callcc, including context,
> call stack, etc.  This means, despite your expectation, the exception
> you're complaining is raised in the _first_ call of will_raise, not
> the second one.
>
>                                                         matz.
>
>
I see, you are serious about it ;)
I will try to take this to ruby-talk as I really fail to understand, but I
except the statement as a fact :( and this might potentially be all I need
to understand it.

Thank you for your patience.

Robert

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