[perl #5004] [bug? 5.6.0] \G in split pattern

Same result on 5.12.0.

On Sat Dec 23 00:12:51 2000, hv@crypt.compulink.co.uk wrote:

> Not sure if this is a bug, but I thought it worth mentioning for
> consideration.
> 
> crypt% ./perl -wle 'print join "*", split /\G(an|.)/, shift' banana
> *b*anana
> crypt%
> 
> I had hoped it would print something like "*b**an**an**a*". Result
> is the same under bleadperl.

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Alexandr Ciornii, http://chorny.net

• [ID 20001223.001] [bug? 5.6.0] \G in split pattern by Hugo
• [perl #5004] [bug? 5.6.0] \G in split pattern by Alexandr Ciornii via RT