Re^2: canonical doc explaing need for "eval { ... } or do {...}" construct

Thank you all! :)

I think the overall best solution is to mention Try::Tiny in the perldocs.

eval { ...; 1 } or do {...} might be a good solution if you hate dependencies and want backwards compatibility.

But it's just too much boilerplate to keep in mind.

Me too, I forgot about the ;1 part when starting this thread.

But I'm worried about compatibility issues with Try::Tiny and the new try feature in 5.36.

Cheers Rolf
_{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)

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Re^3: canonical doc explaing need for "eval { ... } or do {...}" construct by hippo (Archbishop) on May 13, 2022 at 09:02 UTC
But I'm worried about compatibility issues with Try::Tiny and the new try feature in 5.36. According to MetaCPAN there are 15,409 dists depending ultimately on Try::Tiny. I credit those steering the good ship Perl with enough nous to realise that breaking this would be an absolute no-go. 🦛	[reply]
Re^3: canonical doc explaing need for "eval { ... } or do {...}" construct by ikegami (Patriarch) on May 12, 2022 at 14:40 UTC
I think the overall best solution is to mention Try::Tiny in the perldocs. hmmm, the Perl docs probably should be in the business of recommending specific non-core modules. Especially since Perl is getting a `try` keyword...	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: canonical doc explaing need for "eval { ... } or do {...}" construct by LanX (Saint) on May 12, 2022 at 15:03 UTC
> Especially since Perl is getting a try keyword... which is naturally not backwards compatible Cheers Rolf _{(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :) Wikisyntax for the Monastery}	[reply]
Re^5: canonical doc explaing need for "eval { ... } or do {...}" construct by ikegami (Patriarch) on May 13, 2022 at 05:19 UTC
Quite the opposite. It's not any less backward compatible than creating a new module that exports `try`, seeing as you have to "import" it before you can use it.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: canonical doc explaing need for "eval { ... } or do {...}" construct by LanX (Saint) on May 13, 2022 at 06:20 UTC
Re^7: canonical doc explaing need for "eval { ... } or do {...}" construct by ikegami (Patriarch) on May 13, 2022 at 17:31 UTC
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