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diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl.scm b/gnu/packages/perl.scm index 78c15f3339..8cb584c30d 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/perl.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/perl.scm @@ -722,6 +722,31 @@ is captured while being passed through to the original file handles.") to test the installed perl for compatibility with his modules.") (license (package-license perl)))) +(define-public perl-carp + (package + (name "perl-carp") + (version "1.38") + (source (origin + (method url-fetch) + (uri (string-append + "mirror://cpan/authors/id/R/RJ/RJBS/Carp-" + version ".tar.gz")) + (sha256 + (base32 + "00bijwwc0ix27h2ma3lvsf3b56biar96bl9dikxgx7cmpcycxad5")))) + (build-system perl-build-system) + (home-page "http://search.cpan.org/dist/Carp/") + (synopsis "Alternative warn and die for modules") + (description "The @code{Carp} routines are useful in your own modules +because they act like @code{die()} or @code{warn()}, but with a message +which is more likely to be useful to a user of your module. In the case +of @code{cluck}, @code{confess}, and @code{longmess} that context is a +summary of every call in the call-stack. For a shorter message you can use +@code{carp} or @code{croak} which report the error as being from where your +module was called. There is no guarantee that that is where the error was, +but it is a good educated guess.") + (license (package-license perl)))) + (define-public perl-carp-always (package (name "perl-carp-always") |