but returning from inside a try block is still a problem (and not fixable as long as try blocks are implemented as sub refs),

returning from a 'try' block is not fixable at all. Because 'try' has to be implemented via eval and return in an eval just leaves the eval, it doesn't return from the enclosing subroutine. So this particular problem is a problem with Perl(5)'s implementation of exceptions and not at all a problem specific to Error.pm.

For the problem with Error.pm, s/try/catch/g on your statement:

but returning from inside a catch block is still a problem (and not fixable as long as catch blocks are implemented as sub refs),

- tye        

In reply to Re^2: Error.pm vs closure issue fixed in Perl > 5.8.4 ? (return) by tye
in thread Error.pm vs closure issue fixed in Perl > 5.8.4 ? by npf

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.