Hello,

Please, consider the following short script.
#-----------------------------------------------------
$_ = '';

    s// /;      ## if any of these two lines is commented out,
    s/ / /;     ## the printed result wil be ok, i.e. '= =' WHY ?

$_ = '';
s// /;
print "=$_=\n";         ## prints incorrect '=='
#-----------------------------------------------------

This was tested on Win'XT ActivePerl 5.8.8. and 5.8.9.

What is wrong ?

Thanks for any hints,

Stanislaw Romanski