LPM: Subroutine references, or something ...

[Rich Bowen]

I do thing weird thing where I figure out which subroutine I'm going to
call based on arguments/parameters. Then I'll do something like:

($foo, $bar) = &{$routine}(@args);

Works fine.

The problem is that if I "use strict", I get "Can't use string
("whatever") as a subroutine ref while "strict refs" in use at fubar.pl
line 99."

My solution thus far has been to "use strict 'vars';" But I would like
to understand what that error message really means, and how I can do
what I'm doing another way, so that I can "use strict". Any help or
pointers (references?) greatly appreciated.

Rich
-- 
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We get it backwards and our seven years go by like one 
          --Rush, 'Dog Years' (Test for Echo, 1996)


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