From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2008-10-01T20:45:16+09:00
Subject: Re: "ensure" hiding actual error

2008/10/1 Nit Khair <sentinel.2001@gmx.com>:
> In my main program I have a "begin ensure end".
> The "ensure" releases some resources.
>
> If there is a syntax error somewhere deep, the program comes to 'ensure'
> and shows me an error in the 'ensure', not the original error. Only if I
> block out the 'ensure', does the actual error show.
>
> I tried "rescue" with Exception, StandardError and ScriptError to print
> the exception, but flow never reaches the 'rescue' block, it jumps ahead
> to "ensure".

This sounds strange because syntax errors should be caught earlier -
unless they stem from an "require" or "load". Can you post a short
example that reproduces the error?

Kind regards

robert

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