Re^2: File::Util list

Thanks very much holli.

I passed right by it and should have been more attentive...but it is there so I'll call it a lowercase rtfm.

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Re^3: File::Util list_dir question by holli (Abbot) on Nov 30, 2009 at 17:13 UTC
No biggie. The interface of File::Util is non intuitive. Normally a method fatals (dies) or returns some kind of false on failure. File::Util does nothing of this. It uses a halb baked homegrown error handler that, believe it or not, calls `exit` on a 'fatal' error (like not being able to recurse into a directory). That's why you cannot trap it with `eval` nor with `try{}catch{}` (at least until said flag is specified). holli You can lead your users to water, but alas, you cannot drown them.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: File::Util list_dir question by Tommy (Chaplain) on Dec 08, 2009 at 13:37 UTC
"Half baked homegrown" ... what do you suggest should be different? To use die instead of exit? -- Tommy	[reply]
Re^5: File::Util list_dir question by holli (Abbot) on Dec 08, 2009 at 14:07 UTC
Exactly. holli You can lead your users to water, but alas, you cannot drown them.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: File::Util list_dir question by Tommy (Chaplain) on Dec 08, 2009 at 15:19 UTC