Perhaps OP should be looking at using an xpc service. Kevin
On 29 Jul 2013, at 15:54, Ken Thomases <k...@codeweavers.com> wrote: > On Jul 29, 2013, at 4:54 AM, Oleg Krupnov wrote: > >> Thanks for your answer, Steve, but the problem remains. >> >> In my case, the exception has already been thrown inside the block and >> I cannot catch it or modify it in any way in my handler. I'm basically >> writing an uncaught exception handler. My app should show a crash >> report window and then terminate itself. >> >> The problem is that if the exception happens in another thread, the >> app gets instantly terminated by the system after my exception handler >> (unlike exceptions in the main thread that are automatically >> absorbed), unless I terminate the crashed thread manually. [NSThread >> exit] worked with NSThreads, but with GCD threads (starting from >> start_wqthread), it's causing the signal. > > Look into the ExceptionHandling framework and/or the > NSSetUncaughtExceptionHandler() function. > https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/Exceptions/Tasks/ControllingAppResponse.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000473-BBCHGJIJ > > However, you're not supposed to let exceptions escape from blocks which you > submit to dispatch queues. That's documented in the link I gave in my > previous reply. > > If you exit a thread that you don't own, you may screw up your app's ability > to present a dialog. Perhaps AppKit relies on that thread. Perhaps the > thread held a crucial resource and other threads will deadlock when they try > to access it. > > All in all, what you're doing seems like a bad idea. > > Regards, > Ken > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/ktam%40yvs.eu.com > > This email sent to k...@yvs.eu.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
