"catch throw" doesn't work for me: $gdb Current directory is /home/Projects/biblio/build/linux_debug/ GNU gdb (GDB) 7.0.1-debian
(gdb) catch throw Function "__cxa_throw" not defined. Catchpoint 1 (throw) (gdb) run Starting program: /home/Projects/biblio/build/linux_debug/test_one_harness.exe [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread 0xb5c8cb90 (LWP 6072)] [Thread 0xb5c8cb90 (LWP 6072) exited] Total Tests Run: 1 Successful Tests: 0 Failed Tests: 0 Unexpected Errors: 1 Test_Import_Format_1: Nominal: **CONSTRAINT_ERROR** : Index is out of range Program exited normally. ------ It should have stopped at the point where CONSTRAINT_ERROR was raised. This code is compiled with gnat 4.4.3-1. Using gdb from the GNAT GPL 2009 distribution does not fix the problem. Compiling with gnat from GNAT GPL 2009 does fix the problem: with Ada.Text_IO; use Ada.Text_IO; procedure Test_Exception is begin Put_Line ("hi"); raise Constraint_Error with "bye"; end Test_Exception; $ /opt/gnat/2009/bin/gnatmake test_exception gcc -c test_exception.adb gnatbind -x test_exception.ali gnatlink test_exception.ali ste...@shevek$ ./test_exception hi raised CONSTRAINT_ERROR : bye ste...@shevek$ /usr/bin/gdb test_exception GNU gdb (GDB) 7.0.1-debian Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying" and "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "i486-linux-gnu". For bug reporting instructions, please see: <http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>... Reading symbols from /home/stephe/Ada_Work/test_exception...done. (gdb) break exception "exception" is not a function (gdb) catch exception Catchpoint 1: all Ada exceptions (gdb) catch exception constraint_error Note: breakpoint 1 also set at pc 0x8054dff. Catchpoint 2: `constraint_error' Ada exception (gdb) run Starting program: /home/stephe/Ada_Work/test_exception hi Catchpoint 1, CONSTRAINT_ERROR at <__gnat_debug_raise_exception> (e=0x80745b4) at s-except.adb:47 47 s-except.adb: No such file or directory. in s-except.adb Current language: auto The current source language is "auto; currently ada". ------ So the problem appears to be in gnat, not in gdb. -- -- Stephe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org