Looking for Iguana v.5 or v.6? Learn More or see the Help Center.
C++ Programs Terminate with Abnormal Error |
This error typically occurs when customers write a "Hello World" type C++ application like this:
#include <CHM/CHMengineClass.h>
int main()
{
CHMengine Engine;
Engine.Load("../vmd/sorter.vmd");
|
When the program runs, it produces an unfriendly error message:
Assertion:
CHMengineCreate(&Handle) in file CHMengineClass.cpp at line 26
Hint: put a breakpoint at line 292 in the file CHMerrorClass.cpp to
easily locate the exception location.
Abort(coredump)
|
An exception is being thrown (as shown above). It's really important to put the try/catch block around the code to catch the exception. For example:
#include <CHM/CHMengineClass.h>
#include <CHM/CHMerrorClass.h>
#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
try
{
// Ensure that the engine is inside the try/catch block
// to gracefully handle exceptions thrown from the constructor.
CHMengine Engine;
Engine.Load("../vmd/sorter.vmd");
}
catch (CHMerror& Error)
{
cerr << Error;
}
|
When a try/catch block is correctly position around the code, your application will output a more friendly error message that accurately explains the problem. The most common errors occur when mandatory environment variables are not set in Unix. For more information, see the following sections: