FIX: Re-throwing Exception Causes Abnormal Program Termination (151675)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 4.2
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 4.2

This article was previously published under Q151675

SYMPTOMS

When creating a temporary object and then re-throwing an exception, as demonstrated in the sample code in the More Information section of this article, the application terminates abnormally.

RESOLUTION

See the More Information section for the sample code and the workaround.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Sample Code

   /* Compile options needed: /GX /O2
   */ 
   class aClass
   {
   public:
      aClass(const char*){} ;
      ~aClass(){} ;
   } ;

   void push(const aClass& val)
   {
   }

   void main()
   {

      int a = 5 ;
      try
      {
         try
         {
            throw a ;
         }
         catch(int)
         {
            //Workaround: uncomment the following 2 lines
            //aClass aObj("ABC") ;
            //push(aObj) ;
            //Comment the line below
            push("ABC") ;
            throw ;
         }
         catch(...)
         {
         }
      }
      catch(...)
      {
      }
   }

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/1/2003
Keywords:	kbbug kbCompiler kbfix kbVC500fix KB151675