Re: [MacPerl] MacPerl warn and die format

[aml@world.std.com (Andrew M. Langmead)]

John W Baxter writes:

>At 21:32 -0500 1/15/99, Chris Nandor wrote:
>>
>> This discussion seems to have died.  Did we come to a resolution?  Will we
>> keep it the same, and I'll add a note to perlport?

>I concluded near the point at which the debate died that it's 
>probably more important to conform to the Perl form (so that code 
>which makes the unwarranted assumption about error formats never 
>changing will run) than to the MPW form of error messages.  As one 
>who started out strongly in the MPW-format camp, I thought I should 
>mention my change.

Since I was also someone who was arguing for retaining the MPW style
die format, I should also mention that I'm perfectly willing to have
it change to the standard form.

I still want the MPW style die messages, but I figure I'm willing to
make a module that traps die() messages and reformats the error. Once
thats done and put in my PERL5OPTS, perl will still act like an MPW
tool to me. Modules that also trap die() will see standard format perl
error messages, and everyone else will be happy. (and everyone who
things that MPW is a pseudo-Unix environment can continue their
delusion.)
-- 
Andrew Langmead

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