Re: eval and try should be separate

Given that try can be used with a statement as well as a block, I'm fine with this. We want to discourage people from using eval anyway, so forcing people to use 'try eval' to get p5 behavior is okay too. Larry

Re: eval and try should be separate

+1 It's been up for discussion before in #perl6 (with a quick search, I find and ), but so far no-one has acted on the idea. Kudos for picking it up. // Carl On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 10:44

Re: eval and try should be separate

I agree with the change. Let "try" be for exceptions and "eval" be for runtime compile+run of code. These are very distinct concepts and should be separate. -- Darren Duncan Stefan O'Rear wrote: I intend to change the definition of "eval" such that it does not catch exceptions. String eval'

eval and try should be separate

I intend to change the definition of "eval" such that it does not catch exceptions. String eval's role as the catcher of exceptions is a legacy of Perl 1, which had no block eval, and I feel it has no place in Perl 6. The exception catching and associated unwinding makes it impossible to use resu