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Could you still have an option to make it die? (Score:1)

by nothingmuch (5848)

Like add a require_or_die method?
- Re:Could you still have an option to make it die? (Score:2)
  
  by schwern (1528) on 2005.10.08 3:45 (#43755) Homepage Journal
  
  I've thought about that. It seems silly given my reasons for wanting to make it die.
  
  1) People would write $module->require without realizing it wouldn't die on error.
  
  Well, require_or_die() doesn't help with that. If they don't think $module->require doesn't die they'll probably never notice require_or_die().
  
  2) $module->require or die $UNIVERSAL::require::ERROR is nasty.
  
  $module->require or die $@ is nearly as short as $module->require_or_die
  
  So not really worth it.
  
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  - Re:Could you still have an option to make it die? (Score:1)
    
    by tyan (5925)
    
    How about an option when you use the module:
    use UNIVERSAL::require qw/fatal/; SomeModule->require; # blows up
    ?
    - Re:Could you still have an option to make it die? (Score:2)
      
      by schwern (1528)
      
      Already covered why that won't work. [perl.org]

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