Re: autodie and IPC::System::Simple on Windows

Given that both modules are by the same author, you'd probably get better answers by raising the issue(s) with him directly.

From my perspective, 600 lines of code for "producing a well-formatted error string", seems excessive and unnecessary.

Adding another 1000+ lines of code in order to avoid typing ... or die $!; just seems gratuitous.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

The start of some sanity?

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Re^2: autodie and IPC::System::Simple on Windows by Anonymous Monk on Jun 02, 2012 at 08:15 UTC
Better answers? It says "dir" failed to start: "The system cannot find the file specified It is lookin for a file dir and it can't find it, there is no dir.exe on win32	[reply]
Re^3: autodie and IPC::System::Simple on Windows by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 02, 2012 at 08:24 UTC
It is wrongly assuming that `dir` is an executable when it is actually a cmd.exe built-in. Use the built-in system and that does not happen. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. The start of some sanity?	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: autodie and IPC::System::Simple on Windows by JohnRS (Scribe) on Jun 02, 2012 at 17:56 UTC
Bingo! Now it all makes sense to me. Apparently Perl's internal "system" takes this into account. Indeed, with both autodie and IPC::System::Simple loaded, this works just fine for me: `systemx('cmd', '/c', 'dir', 'test.pl');` [download] Thanks for steering me in the right direction.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: autodie and IPC::System::Simple on Windows by Anonymous Monk on Jun 02, 2012 at 08:35 UTC
It is wrongly assuming ... But it documents these assumptions, http://search.cpan.org/~pjf/IPC-System-Simple-1.21/lib/IPC/System/Simple.pm#WINDOWS-SPECIFIC_NOTES	[reply]
Re^5: autodie and IPC::System::Simple on Windows by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 02, 2012 at 09:45 UTC
Re^6: autodie and IPC::System::Simple on Windows by Anonymous Monk on Jun 02, 2012 at 09:54 UTC
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Re^2: autodie and IPC::System::Simple on Windows by JohnRS (Scribe) on Jun 02, 2012 at 18:01 UTC
Yes and no. Comparing apples to apples, from purely a typing perspective: Using autodie is 1 line of typing to save numerous "... or die" lines throughout my code. And I don't have to worry about missing one. :)	[reply]