I tried test exception but it kills the script

if I comment out this test

All tests successful.

Now with the test 

...
use_ok( 'Test::Exception' );
...

throws_ok { $objRef->parse_date_string() } qr/improper initialization 
+please see the docs/, 'checking 2 few args';


t/01-object....ok 1/23improper initialization please see the docs at t
+/01-object.t line 56
# Looks like your test died just after 23.
t/01-object....dubious                                                
+       
        Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
        after all the subtests completed successfully
Failed Test   Stat Wstat Total Fail  Failed  List of Failed
------------------------------------------------------------
t/01-object.t  255 65280    23    0   0.00%  ??
Failed 1/2 test scripts, 50.00% okay. 0/25 subtests failed, 100.00% ok
+ay.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255

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In reply to Re^2: testing a croak by arcnon
in thread testing a croak by arcnon

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