sv.c: Turn a FIXME comment into an explanation

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sv.c b/sv.c
index caf2100115..93462a7f8c 100644
--- a/sv.c
+++ b/sv.c
@@ -3645,8 +3645,8 @@ S_glob_assign_glob(pTHX_ SV *const dstr, SV *const sstr, const int dtype)
 	    }
 	    SvUPGRADE(dstr, SVt_PVGV);
 	    (void)SvOK_off(dstr);
-	    /* FIXME - why are we doing this, then turning it off and on again
-	       below?  */
+	    /* We have to turn this on here (even though we turn it off
+	       below, as GvSTASH will fail an assertion otherwise. */
 	    isGV_with_GP_on(dstr);
 	}
 	GvSTASH(dstr) = GvSTASH(sstr);
@@ -3711,7 +3711,7 @@ S_glob_assign_glob(pTHX_ SV *const dstr, SV *const sstr, const int dtype)
     }
 
     gp_free(MUTABLE_GV(dstr));
-    isGV_with_GP_off(dstr);
+    isGV_with_GP_off(dstr); /* SvOK_off does not like globs. */
     (void)SvOK_off(dstr);
     isGV_with_GP_on(dstr);
     GvINTRO_off(dstr);		/* one-shot flag */