From: Bob Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
   Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 23:22:19 -0500

      If sub A pushes an error handler and then calls B, B can do a
   'clear_eh' to get rid of A's handler.  This seems to work until B
   returns, at which point the control stack unwinding done by
   RetContinuation destroys the rest of the stack looking for the missing
   handler.  The patch detects the problem in clear_eh, and signals a
   real_exception . . .

      You could also argue that the stack unwinding in
   RetContinuation.invoke is broken.  I tend to agree, but any such fix
   would be superceded by an implemention of rezipping.  This pop_exception
   fix might also have to change, but probably only in detail.

Just in case this patch is still under consideration, I would like to
withdraw it; I think it's better to include it as part of the
rezipping-related control stack cleanup (the design rev for which is
still in progress).  Unless somebody would like to see a patch with just
the test cases, both marked 'TODO'?

                                        -- Bob Rogers
                                           http://rgrjr.dyndns.org/

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