in reply to Re^2: How to use alarm?
in thread How to use alarm?

A last argument to die ending in something other than \n prints the file and line where the die was called, not $!.</pedant>

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Re^4: How to use alarm?
by friedo (Prior) on Jul 26, 2008 at 03:26 UTC
    <pedant>You forgot to open your pedant tag.</pedant>

      I personally believe that you should know that the reason why is that Fletch is so pedant that he opened it when you were still wearing diapers, you pedantry-n00b! ;)</humour>

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Re^4: How to use alarm?
by bart (Canon) on Jul 27, 2008 at 08:05 UTC
    I wouldn't call that pedantry: thinking the die message includes the value of $! by default is a serious misunderstanding of die, in disagreement of the "best practice" to include $! in the error message yourself.
Re^4: How to use alarm?
by broomduster (Priest) on Jul 26, 2008 at 09:51 UTC
    <mea_culpa> Indeed. Shoulda re-read the doc before punching 'create'. </mea_culpa>

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