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diff --git a/pod/perlvar.pod b/pod/perlvar.pod index da060557ff..b72f3571bd 100644 --- a/pod/perlvar.pod +++ b/pod/perlvar.pod @@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ test. Outside a C<while> test, this will not happen. Special package variables when using sort(), see L<perlfunc/sort>. Because of this specialness $a and $b don't need to be declared (using local(), use vars, or our()) even when using the strict -vars pragma. +vars pragma. Don't lexicalize them with C<my $a> or C<my $b> +if you want to be able to use them in the sort() comparison block +or function. =back |