Exceptions and Objects

On Sat, Aug 12, 2000 at 07:07:18AM -0600, Tony Olekshy wrote:
> I also submitted RFC 96, which tries to address the stuff that
> is needed for extending beyond builtins while maintaining a
> standard Perl OO implementation and seperating the exception
> handling stuff from the exception class.  Rereading RFC 80, I
> realize that they are closer than I thought, each emphasising
> different aspects of the problem.

I've read this thread with some interest and I'm puzzled by something.
Why are "objects" and "exceptions" always mentioned in the same
breath?  Does one need objects to have exceptions?  

Could someone enlighten me or point me at relevant references?

thanks,

-Scott
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