Re: gcc3.2.3 : exception caught, but still segment fault

[red floyd]

linq936@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>   I am using gcc3.2.3 as the compiler for my c++ code on Red Hat Linux
> Enterprise 3. I find that even an exception is caught, "Segment Fault"
> is still thrown out and program crashes.
>
>   Here is my code,
> int func0(){
>    ...
>    if (...some condition...){
>      throw MyException();
>    }
> }
>
> char* func(){
>    try{
>       ...
>       func0();
>    }
>    catch (MyException& ){
>       cout << "Hey catch exception" << endl;
>       return NULL;
>    }
> }
>
>   In running the code, I can see that "Hey catch exception", and then
> "Segment Fault", it never returns to the caller of func().
>
>   Is this a known problem?
>
> Thanks.

I had a similar problem.  By any chance do you have MATLAB installed?

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