($copyto, $fail) = dbme ($newcopy, 1);
$copyto->{$k} = $copyfrom->{$k};    
#
#... succeeds ...
#
#cleanup
if (tied $copyto) {                
  untie (%$copyto);
  print "CLEANUP: Tied-HASH now untied\n";
} else {    
  print "'tied()'-test on copyto FAILED\n";            
  if (ref($copyto) eq 'HASH') {print "copyto= $copyto\n";}
  eval {untie (%$copyto);};
  if ($@) {print "UNTIE copyto FAILED --> $@\n";} else {
    print "UNTIE copyto succeeded ......\n";
  }
}
#
# OUTPUT:
# .. 'tied()'-test on copyto FAILED ......
# .. copyto= HASH-REF --> HASH(0x8e02f5c)
# HANGS on "eval {untie (%$copyto);};" line
# NEVER RETURNS ?
#

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EXPLANATION:

dbme() line-1 is in another module, gets a reference to a tied-hash handle on a Berkeley DB file from yet another module, returns it to this code, and which then succeeds. The record copied line-2 appears in the underlying file. But the 'untie' needed to then close the file hangs .. I have to CTRL-C to quit?

Can anyone see what I am getting wrong?

In reply to untie tied hash fails mysteriously by Pstack

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