File::Glob bug ?

From: Jaap Karssenberg (j.g.karssenberg_at_student.utwente.nl)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 03:39:09 +0200

The following script:

  use File::Glob ':glob';

  my @test = (
    '{random string}',
    '\\{random string\\}'
  );

  for (@test) {
    print "glob: $_ ==> ";
    print bsd_glob($_, GLOB_TILDE | GLOB_BRACE | GLOB_NOCHECK);
    print "\n";
  }

has the following output:

  glob: {random string} ==> random string
  glob: \{random string\} ==> \random string\

I believe this to be wrong, because since I have no file called 'random
string' and the GLOB_NOCHECK option is in effect the _original_ pattern
should be returned.

Anyone any idea what happens there and/or if I am right when I think
this behaviour is wrong and/or who is responsible and/or who I should
bug with this ? 

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