I don't see do_the_other_thing could have been executed because of the typo. I get, as I should, 
Can't locate object method "caught" via package "My::Excpetion::Thingy
+" (perhaps you forgot to load "My::Excpetion::Thingy"?) at script.pl 
+line 8.

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True, it's a runtime error, but that's necessary since functions can be loaded at any time (including through AUTOLOAD) and @ISA can change at any time. Perl has no way of knowing at compile-time whether My::Excpetion::Thingy->caught will be valid any or all times that statement will be executed.

For example, I sometimes do: 

if ($@) {
   require Carp;
   Carp::croak(...);
}

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Carp::croak doesn't exist until the require is executed, which is only executed at run-time when the exception occurs. A compile-time check would think this is an error. However, I'll cede that it could be useful for lint to give an (overridable) *warning*.

In reply to Re: Perl OO Lint by ikegami
in thread Perl OO Lint by jffry

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