Hello esteemed monks

I have a scripts which reads in it's configuration from an XML file. If I run the script as the .pl file all is well. However after compiling the file with Perl2Exe I get a strange error in the XML::Simple module.
I'm not sure how I've broken it.....
Here it a scaled down version of what I do:
use strict;
use warnings;
use XML::Simple;

&Getsettings;

sub Getsettings {
    if (my $config = XMLin("xmlin.xml",ForceArray => 1)) {
        my $value1        = $config->{'value1'}->[0];
        my $value2        = $config->{'value2'}->[0];
        my $value3        = $config->{'value3'}->[0];
        
        print "The values of 1, 2 and 3 are: $value1 $value2 $value3\n
+";
    }
    else {
        print "Config file not found";
    }
}

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and here is the XML file 
<XML>
    <value1>1</value1>
    <value2>2</value2>
    <value3>3</value3>
    <value4>4</value4>
</XML>

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As stated it runs fine as a .pl but gives the error: "Can't use string ("1") as an ARRAY ref while "strict refs" in use at PERL2EXE_STORAGE/XML/Simple.pm line 231."
I have looked at line 231 in the module and it seems that it is expecting a reference which I am obviously not sending.
1. Can somebody please explain what I have done wrong?
2. Can somebody also explain why it only happens in the compiled script.
Thank you oh nobel Monks.
UPDATE:
I have noticed that this does not happen XML::Simple 2.09. I am running ActiveState Perl 5.8.6.811 with XML::Simple 2.12.
Thanks.

In reply to XML::Simple error in compiled script by Smaug

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