# 1. with extra parens, works as expected
(($a,$b) = (qw/a b/)) || die;
 print "a: $a b: $b\n ";

# 2. without || or parens, works as expected
($a,$b) = (qw/a b/);
 print "a: $a b: $b\n ";

# 3. without parens, but with ||, $a is set to 'b'
# and $b is not set. Why?
 ($a,$b) = (qw/a b/) || die;
 print "a: $a b: $b\n ";