in reply to Re: pipe list open trouble?
in thread pipe list open trouble?

Good example why the use of $ prototypes is usually discouraged. :)

Cheers Rolf

(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)

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Re^3: pipe list open trouble?
by salva (Canon) on Sep 30, 2014 at 15:28 UTC
    Technically, prototypes are not involved here.

    The way open arguments are parsed is hard-coded inside the Perl grammar and the prototype(\*CORE::...) construction is just a facade.