From: Dossy <dossy@...>
Date: 2002-05-10T11:07:42+09:00
Subject: Re: timeout.rb problem

On 2002.05.10, Nikodemus Siivola <tsiivola@cc.niksula.hut.fi> wrote:
>  - Is this technically correct? Should a rescue block rescue
>    an exception that is raised from outside of it's scope?

Even more interesting:  Should a rescue block be able to rescue
an exception that is raised in another thread?  In order for
an exception to be raised in another thread, shouldn't you have
to use Thread#raise for that specific thread, and shouldn't only
that thread be able to rescue it?

-- Dossy

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