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diff --git a/pod/perlvar.pod b/pod/perlvar.pod index 1727c6db43..61ad1a9434 100644 --- a/pod/perlvar.pod +++ b/pod/perlvar.pod @@ -558,10 +558,10 @@ The routine indicated by C<$SIG{__DIE__}> is called when a fatal exception is about to be thrown. The error message is passed as the first argument. When a C<__DIE__> hook routine returns, the exception processing continues as it would have in the absence of the hook, -unless the hook routine itself exits via a C<goto>, a loop exit, or a -C<die()>. The C<__DIE__> handler is explicitly disabled during the -call, so that you can die from a C<__DIE__> handler. Similarly for -C<__WARN__>. +unless the hook routine itself exits via a C<goto &sub>, a loop exit, +or a C<die()>. The C<__DIE__> handler is explicitly disabled during +the call, so that you can die from a C<__DIE__> handler. Similarly +for C<__WARN__>. Due to an implementation glitch, the C<$SIG{__DIE__}> hook is called even inside an C<eval()>. Do not use this to rewrite a pending |