Re: [MacPerl] Mac::Dialogs questions

[pudge@pobox.com (Chris Nandor)]

At 3:43 AM 3/2/98, Bart Lateur wrote:
>END looks far too geneal to me (it's a global function).

Not a problem.

package A;
END {print 'a'}
package main;
END {print 'b'}
END {print 'c'}

All END's are called here.

>DESTROY is only useable when you're programming in OO style. Not
>everybody likes that; I' find Perl's OO syntax quite confusing.

But if you happen to be using OOP, DESTROY is likely the best way to go.


>What about the __DIE__ sig handler? I haven't tested it, but it OUGHT to
>work when command-period is pressed.

According to Chip Salzenberg, signals are not reliable; however, even if
they are, $SIG{__DIE__} is not called on cmd-..  $SIG{INT} is for that, but
it does not work in the MacPerl app AFAIK.

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