I get: 
Perl 5.8.9 on linux:
$ARGV = {
          'WHEN' => '12:34'
        };
$string = 'It is thyme';

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and 
Perl 5.10.0 on linux:
$ARGV = {
          'WHEN' => '12:34'
        };
$string = 'It is thyme';

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Considering that the MSWin32 Perl also gives you what you want, I'd say you encountered a bug in the cygwin port. It may be worth sending in a bug report; preferably with the code fragment turned into a test.

As for a fix, I've one suggestion. Try turning the my $ARGV into local %ARGV, and use a fully qualified path when refering to $ARGV{WHEN}. But that's just a guess, and since my perl doesn't have the bug in the first place, I cannot test whether it makes a difference.

In reply to Re: Getopt::Euclid victim of 5.10 upgrade by JavaFan
in thread Getopt::Euclid victim of 5.10 upgrade by scott\b

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