Re: [perl #21765] $s = ""; $n = @a = split(/,/, $s); results in undef $n

Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
> The code to return undef in this case looks pretty intentional, but
> since that contradicts both the documentation and common sense, I
> think it should be changed to return 0.

Agreed -- thanks, applied to blead as #19135 (with the necessary
adjustments).

> Patch is to maint.  Added eval{} to former last test since that seems
> to be what it expected and I wanted to be able to run the tests to
> completion using a 5.8.0 perl.

-- 
Unfounded is not *NIX

• [perl #21765] $s = ""; $n = @a = split(/,/, $s); results in undef $n by wab@agere.com
• Re: [perl #21765] $s = ""; $n = @a = split(/,/, $s); results in undef $n by sthoenna
• Re: [perl #21765] $s = ""; $n = @a = split(/,/, $s); results in undef $n by Rafael Garcia-Suarez
• Re: [perl #21765] $s = ""; $n = @a = split(/,/, $s); results in undef $n by sthoenna