How can I replace all 'die's with 'confess' in a Perl application?

Question

I\'m working in a large Perl application and would like to get stack traces every time \'die\' is called. I\'m aware of the Carp module, but I would prefer not to search/replace

Answer 1

Use Devel::SimpleTrace or Carp::Always and they'll do what you're asking for without any hard work on your part. They have global effect, which means they can easily be added for just one run on the commandline using e.g. -MDevel::SimpleTrace.