RE: Exception stack: let's use the @@ list.

[Peter Scott]

At 11:52 AM 8/21/00 -0500, Brust, Corwin wrote:
>I've come
>to like @_ as our input list and think that exception handling blocks would
>naturaly use this.
>
>Also it seems convienent, which seems perlish.
>
>Hmmm...
>
>         for (@plays) {
>                 $qb->pass;
>                 warn && next if catch 'incomplete');
>                 goto start_possesion if catch 'interception';
>                 resolve_fumble if catch 'fumble';
>                 update_field_position
>         }
>
>Where any exception that's not C<catch>ed is actualy a (runtime) error.

I find myself indifferent on the subject of where the exception stack is 
stored (well, at least indifferent to the choices of @_ and @@), even given 
the ramifications of each.  I would like to see each mentioned as 
alternatives; I don't mind which one is preferred.
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Peter Scott
Pacific Systems Design Technologies