[erlang-questions] does shell:catch_exception(true) actually work?

[ryeguy]

This might sound stupid, but since when does the shell terminate when
there's an exception? Here's what happens with mine:

Erlang R13A (erts-5.7) [source] [smp:4:4] [rq:4] [async-threads:0]
[hipe] [kernel-poll:false]

Eshell V5.7  (abort with ^G)
1> bogus().
** exception error: undefined shell command bogus/0
2>

Am I missing something?

On Mar 26, 2:36 pm, "Kevin" <q2h46u...@REDACTED> wrote:
> I've done all the googleing I could and still can't find an answer to
> this.  This is making working with the shell
> very difficult since one slip up and my history is gone.  Am I missing
> something here?
>
> Erlang R13A (erts-5.7) [source] [smp:4:4] [rq:4] [async-threads:0]
> [kernel-poll:false]
>
> Eshell V5.7  (abort with ^G)
> 1> catch_exception(true).
> false
> 2> bogus().
> *** ERROR: Shell process terminated! ***
>
> =ERROR REPORT==== 26-Mar-2009::14:31:32 ===
> Error in process <0.26.0> with exit value:
> {undef,[{lib,format_exception,[3,error,{shell_undef,bogus,0},[{shell,shell_undef,2},{erl_eval,local_func,5},{shell,exprs,6},{shell,eval_exprs,6},{shell,eval_loop,3}],#Fun<shell.5.34888280>,#Fun<shell.4.77554270>]},{shell,report_exception,4},{shell,shell_rep,4},{shell...
>
> Eshell V5.7  (abort with ^G)
> 1>
>
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