>=head1 TITLE
>
>All perl generated errors should have a unique identifier
This looks awfully similar to RFC 80. Certainly the exception objects RFC
80 is thinking about can well have unique numeric attributes.
>All perl generated errors should have a unique identity. So that
>changes in the text should not cause breakage in code.
Amen. Can this be merged with RFC 80, or do they need to live apart?
>=head1 IMPLEMENTATION
>
>Each unique identifier once assigned as part of a stable release
>of perl will be guarenteed never to be changed, or if the error
>text is removed, never to be reused.
>[...]
>or those of you who have ever read through the IBM Codes and Errors
>manual this will look familiar.
>
>For example
>
> FIL0001W unable to close filehandle %s properly
> PAR0003F Can't find label %s
Or %VMS-F-ACCVIO, access violation :-)
>=head2 Classification Schemes
>
>To be defined. Suggestions welcome.
I made a start in RFC 80.
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Peter Scott
Pacific Systems Design Technologies
