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Re: [perl #21321] local ${"FOO"} does not work

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From:
Ronald J Kimball
Date:
February 20, 2003 14:22
Subject:
Re: [perl #21321] local ${"FOO"} does not work
Message ID:
20030220222224.GA622868@linguist.thayer.dartmouth.edu
On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 07:28:47PM -0000, Jarkko Hietaniemi wrote:
> Bleadperl or 5.8.0:
> 
> $ ./perl -e 'local ${"FOO"}=1'
> Can't localize through a reference at -e line 1.
> $ 
> 
> What reference where?

That's a symbolic reference, isn't it?

Ronald
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