$/ affects Path::Tiny->lines

[nicomen]

It seems undefining $/ affects the behaviour of the lines method.

$ echo -e "a\nb\n" > foo; perl -MPath::Tiny -wlE 'local $/; print scalar path("foo")->lines'
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Is this wanted behaviour? I just spent some time debugging an issue with a call to lines deep into code and further out $/ was localized.

Personally I use stuff like Path::Tiny to avoid "clever" globals like $/ having any impact.

If this is intended behaviour, should it be possible to tell lines to ignore $/ or set a custom line-ending character?

If not, should one always define $/ to wanted value before using lines?

And I guess no matter what, the current behaviour of respecting $/ should perhaps be clearly documented.

[xdg]

I think you're right that $/ should be ignored.