Perl 5.8.6 bug in open()?

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Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:33:45 -0700

# --- <the program> ----
my $fname = '/volumes/hd/home/kevin/file_test '; # note file ends
with a space character
print "Exists: <$fname>\n" if (-e $fname);
print "Is a file: <$fname>\n" if (-f $fname);
open(FH, $fname) or die "Can't open '$fname': $!";
close(FH) or die "Can't close '$fname': $!";

# --- <the output> ---
Processing file: file_test
Exists: <file_test >
Is a file: <file_test >
Can't open 'file_test ': No such file or directory at testopen.pl line
42.

# -- <the question> ---

Is this a known bug in Perl 5.8.6?

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