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Changed by [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=80258 --- shadow/80258 2006-12-15 04:32:46.000000000 -0500 +++ shadow/80258.tmp.15304 2006-12-15 05:04:54.000000000 -0500 @@ -3,21 +3,21 @@ Version: 1.2 OS: unknown OS Details: Status: REOPENED Resolution: Severity: Unknown -Priority: Normal +Priority: Wishlist Component: misc AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] QAContact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TargetMilestone: --- URL: Cc: -Summary: SIGSEGV during class initialization +Summary: Typeload vs FileNotFound exceptions Description of Problem: If an assembly fails to load during class initialization the runtime tries to deference a null pointer (object.c line 987). This causes the runtime to crash. @@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ MS does not even throw a TypeLoadException since that class is never actually used. If you'd, for example, create an instance of a type for which the assembly cannot be found, then a FileNotFoundException would be thrown at runtime. + +------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2006-12-15 05:04 ------- +Downgrading to whishlist: the actual exception type is largely +irrelevant in such cases and it depends on many internal +implementation factors that users should not depend on. _______________________________________________ mono-bugs maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-bugs
