On Sat, Feb 08, 2020 at 02:55:06PM -0500, JJ Allaire wrote: > Yes, the only reason to use Rcpp::stop is because you want a C++ > exception translated safely into an Rf_error at the SEXP call level. If > you are trying to signal an error from a background thread you would > want to use a regular C++ exception rather than Rcpp::stop.
I'm disappointed that there is no interest in making Rcpp::stop work in both contexts. At a minimum, the distinct uses of C++ exceptions and Rcpp::stop should be documented better. -- Joshua N. Pritikin, Ph.D. Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics Virginia Commonwealth University PO Box 980126 800 E Leigh St, Biotech One, Suite 1-133 Richmond, VA 23219 http://exuberant-island.surge.sh _______________________________________________ Rcpp-devel mailing list Rcpp-devel@lists.r-forge.r-project.org https://lists.r-forge.r-project.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rcpp-devel
