From: Ara.T.Howard@...
Date: 2004-08-27T00:00:36+09:00
Subject: Re: POLS - exception comparisons

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004, Robert Klemme wrote:

>
> def foo(file_name, flag)
>  if flag
>    io = File.open( file_name )
>    # use io
>  else
>    io = File.open( file_name )
>    # use io
>  end
> end
>
> Now, if the file can't be opened (say, because the directory is missing) the
> error will emerge at the same source location (presumable somewhere in File)
> and it has the same reason, but backtraces will be different.  So it's
> probably better to just compare the first entry of the backtrace.

interesting - i can see your point.  i wonder what other issues there are...

-a
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