From: "Martin Boßlet" <martin.bosslet@...>
Date: 2012-05-01T04:57:04+09:00
Subject: Re: [C extension] Getting the associated exception instance after using rb_protect()

> However I've a second problem:
>
> I use rb_protect() so the exception is not executed and, indeed, I can
> get it (the VALUE) using rb_errinfo().
>
> The problem is that the exception seems to remain "alive" in the
> thread, so when the thread ends the exception is raised!
> How to avoid that? this is: how to tell the thread "please forgive the
> last exception forever"?
>
> Thanks a lot.
>

Untested, but again I think setting the active exception to nil by
issuing

rb_set_errinfo(Qnil);

should "swallow" the exception. However, there could be a more
elegant way to this...

-Martin