2 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/stable/thread.cpp b/src/stable/thread.cpp
index 0d0b768..9cf223e 100644
--- a/src/stable/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/stable/thread.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #include "bu/config.h"
 
+namespace Bu { subExceptionDef( ThreadException ); }
+
 Bu::ThreadId::ThreadId( pthread_t tId ) :
         tId( tId )
 {
@@ -43,7 +45,10 @@ Bu::ThreadId Bu::Thread::currentThread()
 
 bool Bu::Thread::start()
 {
-        nHandle = pthread_create( &ptHandle, NULL, threadRunner, this );
+        if( pthread_create( &ptHandle, NULL, threadRunner, this ) )
+        {
+                throw Bu::ThreadException("Could not start thread.");
+        }
 
         return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/stable/thread.h b/src/stable/thread.h
index f4b961f..0a0d8bb 100644
--- a/src/stable/thread.h
+++ b/src/stable/thread.h
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 
+#include "bu/exceptionbase.h"
+
 namespace Bu
 {
+        subExceptionDecl( ThreadException );
         class ThreadId
         {
         friend class Thread;
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ namespace Bu
                 virtual ~Thread();
 
                 static ThreadId currentThread();
+                ThreadId getId() { return ThreadId( ptHandle ); }
 
                 /**
                  * Begin thread execution.  This will call the overridden run function,
@@ -93,12 +97,11 @@ namespace Bu
 
         private:
                 pthread_t ptHandle;     /**< Internal handle to the posix thread. */
-                int nHandle;    /**< Numeric handle to the posix thread. */
 
         protected:
                 /**
-                 * The workhorse of the Thread class.  This is the function that will run
-                 * in the thread, when this function exits the thread dies and is
+                 * The workhorse of the Thread class.  This is the function that will
+                 * run in the thread, when this function exits the thread dies and is
                  * cleaned up by the system.  Make sure to read up on ThreadMutex,
                  * ThreadCondition, and cancel to see how to control and protect
                  * everything you do in a safe way within this function.