ignore SIGPIPE. If we pipe our output to another application, let's say

[flightgear.git] / src / Main / bootstrap.cxx

diff --git a/src/Main/bootstrap.cxx b/src/Main/bootstrap.cxx
index f2018a678660a18de54eaba4b3bdfdab97d017ec..f240eb3d6a02c9a42488c4eec33059a2e77d9ef3 100644 (file)
--- a/src/Main/bootstrap.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/bootstrap.cxx
@@ -27,12 +27,10 @@
 
 #if defined(__linux__) && defined(__i386__)
 #  include <fpu_control.h>
-#  include <signal.h>
-#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
-#  include <signal.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -144,6 +142,16 @@ void flush_fpe(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+static void fg_terminate() {
+    cerr << endl <<
+            "Uncaught Exception: you should see a meaningful error message\n"
+            "here, but your GLUT (or SDL) library was apparently compiled\n"
+            "and/or linked without exception support. Please complain to\n"
+            "its provider!"
+            << endl << endl;
+    abort();
+}
+
 int _bootstrap_OSInit;
 
 // Main entry point; catch any exceptions that have made it this far.
@@ -162,6 +170,7 @@ int main ( int argc, char **argv ) {
     // Ignore floating-point exceptions on FreeBSD
     signal(SIGFPE, SIG_IGN);
 #endif
+    signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
 #if defined(sgi)
     flush_fpe();
@@ -205,6 +214,7 @@ int main ( int argc, char **argv ) {
     // FIXME: add other, more specific
     // exceptions.
     try {
+        std::set_terminate(fg_terminate);
         atexit(fgExitCleanup);
         fgMainInit(argc, argv);
     } catch (const sg_throwable &t) {
@@ -218,6 +228,9 @@ int main ( int argc, char **argv ) {
     } catch (const string &s) {
         cerr << "Fatal error: " << s << endl;
 
+    } catch (const char *s) {
+        cerr << "Fatal error: " << s << endl;
+
     } catch (...) {
         cerr << "Unknown exception in the main loop. Aborting..." << endl;
         if (errno)