Subj : Re: Exception occurs only when run outside the debugger *confused*
To   : comp.programming
From : James Dow Allen
Date : Tue Aug 23 2005 11:19 pm


> My program throws an exception coming from the glibmm
> library when I start it normally. However, when I run it
> with the debugger (KDbg), it
> runs just fine! (no exception thrown).
>
> I am using g++ 3.3.5. Does anyone have an idea how odd
> behavior like this can happen, generally?

In C, use of automatic variables before initialization
is a common source of such anomalies.  Use of uninitialized
malloc'ed variables, or array index out of bounds are
other possibilities.  Use of threads or longjmps could also
be culprit; any other possibilities, anyone?

James

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