[perl #22613] for does not properly localize $\

On Sat Jun 07 13:28:55 2003, perl-5.8.0@ton.iguana.be wrote:

> 
> perl -we '$\="4\n"; for $\ (1) { print 5 }'
> 54
> 
> I expected 51
> 

Since you are attempting to use a Perl special variable ($\) as a loop
iterator variable.  You are assuming that it will be assigned to like $_.

However, 'perldoc perlsyn' warns against doing this:

#####
"foreach" probably won't do what you expect if VAR is a tied or other
 special variable.   Don't do that either.
#####

This documentation was added in 1998.  So I don't think this constitutes
a bug.

Thank you very much.
Jim Keenan

• [perl #22613] for does not properly localize $\ by James E Keenan via RT