Re: [perl #115552] STDIN and :utf8 don't play nice

On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 8:44 AM, James E Keenan via RT <
perlbug-followup@perl.org> wrote:

> It appears from your response that you believe this is not a bug, just a
> misunderstanding on the part of the OP.
>

No, not at all. I simply added additional information about the problem.

I can replicate the OP's behaviour using 5.18.0, and it does seem wrong.

Note that adding C<< close(STDIN); >> before the open fixes the problem.
The problem doesn't appear to be limited to STDIN, but to opened handles in
general.

• [perl #115552] STDIN and :utf8 don't play nice by James E Keenan via RT
• Re: [perl #115552] STDIN and :utf8 don't play nice by Eric Brine