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diff --git a/lib/Carp.pm b/lib/Carp.pm
index 5daba5c289..c847b77b36 100644
--- a/lib/Carp.pm
+++ b/lib/Carp.pm
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package Carp;
# This package implements handy routines for modules that wish to throw
# exceptions outside of the current package.
+$CarpLevel = 0; # How many extra package levels to skip on carp.
+
require Exporter;
@ISA = Exporter;
@EXPORT = qw(confess croak carp);
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ require Exporter;
sub longmess {
my $error = shift;
my $mess = "";
- my $i = 2;
+ my $i = 1 + $CarpLevel;
my ($pack,$file,$line,$sub);
while (($pack,$file,$line,$sub) = caller($i++)) {
$mess .= "\t$sub " if $error eq "called";
@@ -20,18 +22,27 @@ sub longmess {
$mess || $error;
}
-sub shortmess {
- my $error = shift;
+sub shortmess { # Short-circuit &longmess if called via multiple packages
+ my $error = $_[0]; # Instead of "shift"
my ($curpack) = caller(1);
+ my $extra = $CarpLevel;
my $i = 2;
my ($pack,$file,$line,$sub);
while (($pack,$file,$line,$sub) = caller($i++)) {
- return "$error at $file line $line\n" if $pack ne $curpack;
+ if ($pack ne $curpack) {
+ if ($extra-- > 0) {
+ $curpack = $pack;
+ }
+ else {
+ return "$error at $file line $line\n";
+ }
+ }
}
- longmess $error;
+ goto &longmess;
}
sub confess { die longmess @_; }
sub croak { die shortmess @_; }
sub carp { warn shortmess @_; }
+1;