[GHC] #5902: Cannot tell from an exception handler whether the exception was asynchronous
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Tue Aug 13 21:20:33 CEST 2013
#5902: Cannot tell from an exception handler whether the exception was
asynchronous
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Reporter: simonmar | Owner: simonmar
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: high | Milestone: 7.8.1
Component: Compiler | Version: 7.4.1
Resolution: | Keywords:
Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple
Type of failure: None/Unknown | Difficulty: Unknown
Test Case: | Blocked By:
Blocking: | Related Tickets:
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Comment (by simonmar):
Just never catch `SomeException` unless you intend to re-throw it. If
you're handling an exception, you always know which exception(s) you're
handling, so you can use type-specific handlers.
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5902#comment:21>
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