arch queries should gracefully deal with unrecognized devices

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http://groups.google.com/group/thrust-users/browse_thread/thread/9761202b047bcd5
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arch.inl should probably be assert-free and instead throw exceptions ported
from Boost.System.  The program should not crash.

The asserts:

http://code.google.com/p/thrust/source/browse/trunk/thrust/experimental/arch.inl
#84

http://code.google.com/p/thrust/source/browse/trunk/thrust/experimental/arch.inl
#85

http://code.google.com/p/thrust/source/browse/trunk/thrust/experimental/arch.inl
#172

http://code.google.com/p/thrust/source/browse/trunk/thrust/experimental/arch.inl
#214

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jaredhoberock on 2 Nov 2009 at 7:59

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Original comment by jaredhoberock on 2 Nov 2009 at 8:03

• Added labels: Milestone-Release1.2

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Giving this to Nathan

Original comment by jaredhoberock on 5 Nov 2009 at 11:00

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This issue was closed by revision r601.

Original comment by wnbell on 22 Nov 2009 at 7:45

• Changed state: Fixed

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Issue #37 subsumes the remaining items on this ticket (i.e. Boost.System-like
exceptions).

Original comment by wnbell on 22 Nov 2009 at 7:47