i'm using 5.005_03, and this is what happens when i try to use || in a naughty way:

#!/usr/bin/perl
$FOO="/etc/passwd";
open FOO || die "Argh: $!\n";
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results in:

nooky:~$ ./foo.pl
Precedence problem: open FOO should be open(FOO) at ./foo.pl line 3.
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Running with -w like a good boy produces even more useful output:

nooky:~$ ./foo.pl
Precedence problem: open FOO should be open(FOO) at ./foo.pl line 3.
Probable precedence problem on logical or at ./foo.pl line 3.
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I have not played with 5.6 yet, but I'd be a little upset if this feature was removed....

BlueLines

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