Guess I'm missing something basic here. (Again ;-)

How come that this compiles (and executes) fine: 

my $epoch;
$epoch=stat($self->{ABS_FILENAME})->mtime&&do{
   $self->{CONFIG_EPOCH}=$epoch;
};

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while this fails to compile with the error message "Global symbol "$epoch" requires explicit package name at <path and module> line 95." 
my $epoch=stat($self->{ABS_FILENAME})->mtime&&do{
   $self->{CONFIG_EPOCH}=$epoch;
};

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I see it that $epoch gets unconditionally created with a conditional value (depending on the outcome of stat) and as such must exist. Looks like Perl is not as sure as I am. Why?

This is with Perl 5.6.1 from Active State.

Everything went worng, just as foreseen.

In reply to my $variable with &&do{} doesn't compile by Biker

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