Re^6: STDERR Restore after redirect (updated)

[tultalk]

And what to make of this?

When to Use my and When to Use local Always use my; never use local.

[AnomalousMonk]

Always use my; never use local.

Personally, I always choose lexicals over package-global variables if I have a choice. But if you're working with STDOUT and STDERR, then that's what you've got to work with, and local is the right tool. (And don't blame the poor, innocent  SEND: { ... } block if you've got code somewhere that's stepping on your global file handles. :)