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in thread File::Glob infinite loop with while loop unlike core glob function

The comment, was, indeed, targeted at the anonymous poster (or anyone else contemplating filing a bug report). I can see where the snippet you quote could be misleading. The glob core function does do "while magic". I suspect that is a decision they wish they could undo.
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