I cannot adequately comment on the coredump. I do think the $value = $$value causes issue -- in my mind, you're saying that \$value = $value; Or, pointer to memory location of $value = content of memory location of $value. Nevermind that $value is a scalar, not a scalar ref, to begin with. What I don't really understand is the ($value) = ($$value) bit. Why using list syntax lets this work is for others more experienced than I to answer. But hey, whatever works...

I would, however, suggest one thing. As opposed to reading the text, then using eval to "perlfy" it, why not do something like this:
Change your current "config.txt" to "config.pl", and rewrite thusly:
$stored_proc_list = [(qw(sproc1 sproc2 sproc3))];
$update_stats_xref = {sproc2=>"update_table2"};
$logfile = "somefile.txt";
1;  #Return true val

[download]

Then just require it. All of your vars then get populated without using the eval.

In reply to Re: Bizarre References Question by abaxaba
in thread Bizarre References Question by mpennucci

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.