[perl #16914] using [] in split corrupts the results

I've checked with KDE CVS, they have resorted to assigning $1 to a temporary variable 
and their script is no longer broken.

Further, I have a sneaking suspicion you can't rely on $1 when doing a split.  So, is this 
still a bug?

• [perl #16914] using [] in split corrupts the results by Casey West
• Re: [perl #16914] using [] in split corrupts the results by Rafael Garcia-Suarez