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From:
ToddAndMargo via perl6-users
Date:
September 4, 2022 04:07
Subject:
Re: BEGIN {} question
Message ID:
6e60da4f-e7f5-b3f9-18ba-454d1885a95a@zoho.com
On 9/2/22 18:14, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote:
> On 9/2/22 13:52, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote:
>> On 9/2/22 00:13, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users wrote:
>>> Found something interesting
>>>
>>> $ raku -c GetUpdates.pl6
>>> Syntax OK
>>>
>>> Will execute the BEGIN {}, not just
>>> syntax check it.
>>
>> The guys on the chat line said this is normal
>> as `BEGIN` runs a compile time
>>
>>
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Thinking about it, I thought I did not bring
> enough attention to the `-c` switch in the
> above command line.  This runs a SYNTAX check
> and stops at that.  It does not run the program.
> I use the `-c` option extensively to debug my
> typos before debugging my programs.
> 
> When I found BEGIN actually running when all
> I wanted was a syntax check, I was perplexed.
> My understanding was that -c only checked my
> syntax, including my BEGIN block.
> 
> This is why I asked on the chat line. Bug
> or suppose to be?  And the answer is that
> is just turned out that way.  And that is
> fine with me.
> 
> :-)
> 
> -T

Hi All,

For the fun of it, I placed a "booboo;"
in the BEGIN block to see what the syntax
checker would do:

$ raku -c GetUpdates.pl6
===SORRY!=== Error while compiling /home/linuxutil/GetUpdates.pl6
Undeclared routine:
     booboo used at line 28

Caught it.  No BEGIN pop up



Then I moved the booboo to the end of the
program

$ raku -c GetUpdates.pl6
===SORRY!=== Error while compiling /home/linuxutil/GetUpdates.pl6
Undeclared routine:
     booboo used at line 11664

Caught it.  And I also got the BEGIN's pop up.

Interesting!

:-)

-T

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