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-rw-r--r--tests/gpgscm/init.scm9
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/tests/gpgscm/init.scm b/tests/gpgscm/init.scm
index 630f27a70..0889366af 100644
--- a/tests/gpgscm/init.scm
+++ b/tests/gpgscm/init.scm
@@ -542,8 +542,9 @@
; (if-something goes-wrong)
; (with-these calls))
;
-; "Catch" establishes a scope spanning multiple call-frames
-; until another "catch" is encountered.
+; "Catch" establishes a scope spanning multiple call-frames until
+; another "catch" is encountered. Within the recovery expression
+; the thrown exception is bound to *error*.
;
; Exceptions are thrown with:
;
@@ -566,13 +567,13 @@
(define (throw . x)
(if (more-handlers?)
- (apply (pop-handler))
+ (apply (pop-handler) x)
(apply error x)))
(macro (catch form)
(let ((label (gensym)))
`(call/cc (lambda (exit)
- (push-handler (lambda () (exit ,(cadr form))))
+ (push-handler (lambda (*error*) (exit ,(cadr form))))
(let ((,label (begin ,@(cddr form))))
(pop-handler)
,label)))))