linda w twaxvptwszvtlinxorg conversation going nearly positively hoped ignoring kicked dust would prefer perl continue strive usually userfriendly language try user might really intending throwing fatal error instead throwing exception methodsyntax type call look parent methods throwing undefined exception way perl handles functions differently global hashes attempts autoload returning failure im proposing performing another check giving methodcall syntax used check parent classes possible match function_referenced exists function_referenced code called autoload failed perl throw fatal undef error user_used_method_call search_base_classesmethod true warn_oo_override warn warning undefinedlocalstub method ignored call_base_methodparent self method unless someone purposefully trying die fatal undefined error dont see behavior causing compatibility problem called program would terminated anyway linda thu 07 aug 2008 031455 0700 perl 46987 oocall failures autovivfunctions testing existence