[perl #3629] strict doesn't complain when sort quotes bareword argument

On Thu Aug 03 02:55:42 2000, Peter@PSDT.com wrote:
> If a bareword argument is given to sort, strict 'subs' doesn't
> complain:
> 
> $ perl -Mstrict -wle 'print sort foo'
> foo
> $
> 
> Just so you know that the bareword interpretation is being applied:
> 
> $ perl -MO=Deparse -wle 'print sort foo'
> 
> print sort('foo');
> 
> -e syntax OK
> 
> Happens on perl 5.6.0 & 5.005_03 on Linux, and Perl 5.004_04 on
> Solaris 2.5.1.
> 

And is still present in Perl 5.14.2:

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$ perl -Mstrict -wle 'print sort foo'
foo

$ perl -Mstrict -wlE 'say sort foo'
foo

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https://rt.perl.org:443/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=3629

• [ID 20000803.004] strict doesn't complain when sort quotesbareword argument by Peter Scott
• [perl #3629] strict doesn't complain when sort quotes bareword argument by James E Keenan via RT
• [perl #3629] strict doesn't complain when sort quotes bareword argument by Father Chrysostomos via RT
• Re: [ID 20000803.004] strict doesn't complain when sort quotes bareword argument by abigail