While I don't know what people normally do, the DBI default is for some unexplicable reason to not do that: (from the docs):

False. I was reading just above where you were reading.

By default, "DBI->connect" sets "PrintError" "on"

I agree that you still have to die() if your $sth fails, which I thought I had implied, but it will (by default) at least print the error on its own. The RaiseError is different and actually croak()s instead of just carp()ing.

Update, because it happens to be on my other monitor anyway, here's the relevant source [the comments are mine]: 

        Carp::croak($msg) if $attr->{RaiseError}; # not default
        Carp::carp ($msg) if $attr->{PrintError}; # default

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-Paul

In reply to Re^3: error catching by jettero
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