Re: WWW::HTTP

Tim Bunce (Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk)
Tue, 14 Mar 1995 23:42:06 +0000


> From: Martijn Koster <m.koster@nexor.co.uk>
> 
> 
> Andreas Koenig <andreas@filomena.techne.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Yesterday I started investigating Martijn's work on the module
> > ...
> > I have also a question regarding objecthood. Currently URL.pm doesn't
> > bless an object. I'm constantly parsing and composing with code like
> 
> I think you've been looking at old stuff (URL _is_ an objet now). The
> current modules I'm working on are on
> http://web.nexor.co.uk/users/mak/doc/libwww-perl5/ .
> 
Yes, the new URL looks good. (I've just sent you a patch with assorted
minor fixes and changes.)

(In the course of writing this message I've also produced a basic patch
for HTTP.pm which I'll send.)

> > I'd prefer to have modules that don't die except in very, very weird
> > situations. I realize, that you're solving your dies by evaling a
> > lot, but isn't that a high prize?
> 
> Maybe... any suggestions where/what to change?
> 
Apart from the other issues is it safe to die in a signal handler ?

> -- Martijn (Trying to get the HTTP module to trace for debugging :-)
> 
Regards,
Tim.