RE: Unable to catch Gdk::PixbufError

[J B C Engelen ewi utwente nl]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milosz Derezynski [mailto:internalerror gmail com] 
> Sent: zondag 18 november 2007 18:21
> 
> As a shot off, i'd say this is not the code causing the 
> actual Pixbuf error; otherwise i wouldn't know how any 
> exception can get past a
> catch(...)
> 
> Are you definitely sure this is the code part causing the problem?

100% certain.
I am really puzzled by it.


> 
> -- Milosz
> 
> 2007/11/18, J B C Engelen ewi utwente nl 
> <J B C Engelen ewi utwente nl>:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am an Inkscape developer and have problems with 
> > Gdk::Pixbuf::create_from_file.
> >
> > This is the code we have:
> >
> >     try {
> >         img = Gdk::Pixbuf::create_from_file(fileName);
> >     }
> >     catch (const Glib::FileError & e)
> >     {
> >         g_message("caught Glib::FileError in 
> SVGPreview::showImage");
> >         return;
> >     }
> >     catch (const Gdk::PixbufError & e)
> >     {
> >         g_message("Gdk::PixbufError in SVGPreview::showImage");
> >         return;
> >     }
> >     catch (...)
> >     {
> >         g_message("Caught ... in SVGPreview::showImage");
> >         return;
> >     }
> >
> > Unfortunately *none* of the catchers actually catch 
> Gdk::PixbufError 
> > exception, not even 'catch (...)' ). Inkscape crashes with:
> >
> > terminate called after throwing an instance of 'Gdk::PixbufError'
> >
> > Can anybody shed some light on this?
> >
> > Thanks a lot,
> > Johan Engelen