[Rcpp-devel] Rcpp::exception + threads = disaster

[Joshua N Pritikin]

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.

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