1) The code you posted doesn't exhibit the problem, and 2) the complaint is different that what you say it is.

The problem is found in code of the following form: 

package Foo;
sub sort($&) {
   my ($self, $cmp) = @_;
   ...
   my @sorted = sort $cmp @list;    <-- sort compiled in one package
   ...
}

package Bar;
Foo->sort({ $a cmp $b });           <-- Sub compiled in another

[download]

sort sets $a and $b of the package in which the sort is present.

The simplest solution (while continuing to use $a and $b) is 

package Foo;
sub sort($&) {
   my ($self, $cmp) = @_;
   ...
   my $caller = caller;
   my @sorted = eval("package $caller; sort \$cmp \@list");
   die $@ if $@;
   ...
}

[download]

In reply to Re: relaying sort's code block by ikegami
in thread relaying sort's code block by ttdsuen

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.