This and other RFCs are available on the web at http://dev.perl.org/rfc/ =head1 TITLE Compilation: Remove requirement for final true value in require-d and do-ed files =head1 VERSION Maintainer: Damian Conway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 7 Aug 2000 Last Modified: 18 Sep 2000 Mailing List: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Number: 55 Version: 2 Status: Frozen =head1 ABSTRACT This RFC proposes that files compiled via a C<require> or a C<do> no longer be required to end in a true value. =head1 DESCRIPTION It is proposed that the final value in a file that is compiled using C<require> or C<do> no longer be significant. Instead it is proposed that files that wish to fail during compilation should throw an exception. Furthermore, any valueless exception (i.e. thrown with a simple C<die;>) that propagates through a C<require> or C<do> should automatically take the appropriate message string: "require failed: file "%s" threw an exception" "do failed: file "%s" threw an exception" Note that exceptions with some value would be passed through unchanged, allowing a compiled file to signal exactly why it failed. =head1 IMPLEMENTATION Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not an engineer! =head1 REFERENCES None.
