From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2002-04-12T22:56:25+09:00
Subject: Re: exceptions that are not Exceptions

>>>>> "P" == Paul Brannan <pbrannan@atdesk.com> writes:

P> If this is a bug in the extension, then why is it allowed at all?

 Well, in README.EXT

 void rb_raise(VALUE exception, const char *fmt, ...)

Raises an exception of class exception.  The fmt is the format string
just like printf().


P> rb_f_raise checks rb_obj_is_kind_of(val, rb_eException).  errinfo_setter
P> also makes this check.  Why not have rb_exc_raise also make this check?

 rb_f_raise() is the implementation of #raise

 errinfo_setter is used when you write, for example :
    "$! = RunTimeError.new"

 This is not the same : if at C level you can follow the specification it
 seems for me that the problem exist in the extension.



Guy Decoux