Hmmm ... using mysql v3.23.36, Perl 5.6.0, and DBI v1.20: 
# connect with RaiseError set to true

eval {
  $dbh->do('UPDATE a SET x = y');
  $dbh->commit();
};
if ($@) {
  warn "flurg!: $@";
  warn "flurg!: ", $dbh->errstr();
}

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yielded: 
DBD::mysql::db do failed: Table 'mysql.a' doesn't exist at ./test_db_e
+val.pl line 20.

flurg!: DBD::mysql::db do failed: Table 'mysql.a' doesn't exist at ./t
+est_db_eval.pl line 20.

flurg!: Table 'mysql.a' doesn't exist at ./test_db_eval.pl line 25.

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jeffa 

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In reply to (jeffa) Re: DBI error and $@ by jeffa
in thread DBI error and $@ by notsoevil

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