On Fri, 2 Nov 2001, Piers Cawley wrote:
> > I did actually get started on an Error::Filter module, which worked as a
> > source filter, allowing try/catch without the closure bug. Unfortunately
> > it was on my laptop which died. I may get back to it when I finish the
> > umpteen other modules I have to write :-)
>
> The closure bug? What did I miss? I *like* try/catch...
The fact that with Error.pm, try { ... } creates a closure, without you
really knowing it. This can cause pretty serious leaks and bugs if you're
not careful. Error::Filter gets (got?) around this by turning try {...}
into eval { ... } which doesn't create a closure, it's an ordinary block.
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