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On Friday, 14 January 2022, 15:54:27 CET, Leon Timmermans <fawaka@gmail.com> wrote: > > But those assumptions are basically broken, so I'm not sure your point. Classic case of GIGO. > > It's not broken if it gets the job done, is it? > I agree with you that the new behavior is far more usable than the older behavior, but that doesn't > mean people haven't put the old behavior to use. I think the old behavior kind of worked because generally, stack traces work. It appears to be the use/require case which is problematic. However, in the use/require case, if the apparently pseudo-random ordering is deterministic, on my machine the first stack frame grabbed happens to be correct. If that holds (pretty sure it must), then for the 'import' case where you're trying to figure out where you're exporting to, you're going to export those functions to the right spot. It's when you hit stack traces that it becomes an unusable mess. As it stands: * The stack trace is clearly incorrect * That makes it useless for debugging * When you're working on a *huge* system and get those traces, it's miserable Given that, I suspect the most useful discussions are about *how* to fix it and/or *when* to fix it.. Best, Ovid -- IT consulting, training, specializing in Perl, databases, and agile development http://www.allaroundtheworld.fr/. Buy my book! - http://bit.ly/beginning_perlThread Previous | Thread Next