No, here is the relevant quote from the documentation for the strict pragma:
strict refs
This generates a runtime error if you use symbolic references (see per
+lref).
...
There is one exception to this rule:
$bar = \&{'foo'};
&$bar;
is allowed so that goto &$AUTOLOAD would not break under stricture.
and here is code demonstrating the problem:
>perl -Mstrict -e "sub walk {} sub run {} my $walkable = defined(&{'wa
+lk'}); my $runnable = &{'run'};"
Can't use string ("run") as a subroutine ref while "strict refs" in us
+e at -e line 1.
So, the question is: How does the documented exception for use strict 'refs', which allows use of a reference to a symbolic sub, explain the observed fact that when defined is applied to the sub itself (not a reference), no runtime error is raised?
Or, conversely: If the expression &{'walk'} is legal as an argument to defined, why is the expression &{'run'} illegal as the right-hand-side of an assignment?
How (and why) does Perl distinguish between these two cases?
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