#!/usr/bin/perl my $code1='my $var_with_é_accent;'; print "Eval buggy code\n"; eval {$code1;}; # Should see "Useless use of private variable in void context at Untitled line 6." print "ERR = $@" if ($@);; # Error doesnt show here print "DONE\n"; my $string; my $code2='$string="new eval done";'; print "Eval good code\n"; eval $code2; print "ERR = $@" if ($@); print "string is : $string\n"; # This Works print "DONE\n";