I have an array of objects that I want to sort thus:

@Objs = sort { $b->{'num'} <=> $a->{'num'} } @Objs;

"Num" is either 1 or 2, but 95%+ 1. The list contains about a thousand items.

@Objs was coming out exactly the same way it was going in. I added some output into the block (showing the values for the $a and $b nums) and comparisons were being done. In exasperation, I finally tried this: 

my @Sorted = sort { $b->{'num'} <=> $a->{'num'} } @Objs;

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@Sorted is sorted! But if I use the @Objs for the return value, it isn't. This is not the behaviour I generally expect. Anyone have any idea why?

If you doubt the integrity of my data, want to see more real source, etc, please see my reply below. For posterity: This was never resolved.

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