exiting a function during an error, while running the rest of the program

hello everybody,

Code:

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void func1(){
// do something
//exit the function if some error occurs (like segmentation fault) but continue running the rest of the program
}
void func2(){
//do something
//exit the function if some error occurs (like segmentation fault) but continue running the rest of the program
}
int main(){
func1();
func1();
}

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Ok for the above program, if any error (such as segmentation fault) occurs in func1, i want just that particular function to end but continue running the rest of the program (i.e func2). I have used exit() and return 0, but not working. HELP!!! :(

If segmentation fault happens your program crashes

Quote:

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Originally Posted by shaffatshah

if any error (such as segmentation fault) occurs in func1

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A segmentation fault is symptomatic of a programming error that causes undefined behaviour. Your recourse should be to fix this error.

On the other hand, if you're talking about an error due to say, invalid input, or at least a programming error from the caller that can be detected (e.g., an invalid argument) then certainly, returning early from a function makes sense. This could be as simple as just testing for the error condition and then returning.

You can not continue your program when you get a segmentation fault. When you get a segmentation fault your operating system stops your program because it tried to access memory, or some other resource that it does not own. You need to fix the cause of the segmentation faults, not try to ignore them.

Jim

This is really a rather specialised case. It is not a substitute for proper error checking and handling.

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <setjmp.h>
#include <signal.h>

sigjmp_buf  env;

void func1 ( void ) {
  printf("func1 dies\n");
  {
    int *p = NULL;
    *p = 0;
  }
  printf("Never reached\n");
}

void func2 ( void ) {
  printf("Now func2 carries on\n");
}

void catcher ( int sig ) {
  if ( sig == SIGSEGV ) {
    siglongjmp(env,1);
  }
}

int main ( ) {
  signal(SIGSEGV,catcher);
  if ( sigsetjmp(env,SIGSEGV) == 0 ) {
    func1();
  } else {
    func2();
  }
}


$ gcc -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE bar.c
$ ./a.out
func1 dies
Now func2 carries on

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I'll leave you to RTM on all the functions, so you know what all the traps and pitfalls are ;)