On Feb 8, Harry Putnam said:

>  @files = bsd_glob("$glob_pattern",GLOB_ERR)|| die "Yikes: $!";

This line screws you up.  Change the || to 'or'.

  @files = bsd_glob(...) or die "Yikes: $!";

The reason being:  || binds very tightly, and 'or' binds less tightly.
With ||, your code is like

  @files = (func() || die);

whereas with 'or', your code is like

  (@files = func()) || die;

And || enforces scalar context, so func() won't (can't) return a list, in
your case.

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