// program prints the smallest positive or negative integer
#include <exception>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
	try{
		int i(0);
		int smallest(2147483647);
		
		do{
			std::cout << "Type in a positive or negative integer ";
			std::cout << "('-2147483648'ends the program): ";
			
			std::cin >> i;
			
			if(not std::cin)
			{
				std::cout << "The smallest value so far was " << smallest << '\n';
				throw std::exception();
			}
		
			if (i == -2147483648) break;
			
			if (i < smallest)
				smallest = i;
		}while(true);
		
		std::cout << "The smallest number input was " << smallest << '\n';
	}
	catch(...)
	{
		std::cerr << "***An exception was thrown.***\n";
	}
	
}