Fix bug #18874, essentially by reverting change #11890.

Add a regression test for it.
p4raw-link: @11890 on //depot/perl: be154528f7e7dc31589b7b72d4e03f88d8751799

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@18250

1 files changed, 61 insertions, 61 deletions

diff --git a/lib/English.pm b/lib/English.pm
index 05dd05c4f9..6cd3acda53 100644
--- a/lib/English.pm
+++ b/lib/English.pm
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ sub import {
         *EXPORT = \@COMPLETE_EXPORT ;
         $globbed_match ||= (
 	    eval q{
-		*MATCH				= \$&	;
-		*PREMATCH				= \$`	;
-		*POSTMATCH				= \$'	;
+		*MATCH				= *&	;
+		*PREMATCH			= *`	;
+		*POSTMATCH			= *'	;
 		1 ;
 	       }
 	    || do {
@@ -144,87 +144,87 @@ sub import {
 
 # Matching.
 
-	*LAST_PAREN_MATCH			= \$+	;
-	*LAST_SUBMATCH_RESULT			= \$^N ;
-	*LAST_MATCH_START			= \@- ;
-	*LAST_MATCH_END				= \@+ ;
+	*LAST_PAREN_MATCH			= *+	;
+	*LAST_SUBMATCH_RESULT			= *^N ;
+	*LAST_MATCH_START			= *-{ARRAY} ;
+	*LAST_MATCH_END				= *+{ARRAY} ;
 
 # Input.
 
-	*INPUT_LINE_NUMBER			= \$.	;
-	    *NR					= \$.	;
-	*INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR			= \$/	;
-	    *RS					= \$/	;
+	*INPUT_LINE_NUMBER			= *.	;
+	    *NR					= *.	;
+	*INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR			= */	;
+	    *RS					= */	;
 
 # Output.
 
-	*OUTPUT_AUTOFLUSH			= \$|	;
-	*OUTPUT_FIELD_SEPARATOR			= \$,	;
-	    *OFS				= \$,	;
-	*OUTPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR		= \$\	;
-	    *ORS				= \$\	;
+	*OUTPUT_AUTOFLUSH			= *|	;
+	*OUTPUT_FIELD_SEPARATOR			= *,	;
+	    *OFS				= *,	;
+	*OUTPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR		= *\	;
+	    *ORS				= *\	;
 
 # Interpolation "constants".
 
-	*LIST_SEPARATOR				= \$"	;
-	*SUBSCRIPT_SEPARATOR			= \$;	;
-	    *SUBSEP				= \$;	;
+	*LIST_SEPARATOR				= *"	;
+	*SUBSCRIPT_SEPARATOR			= *;	;
+	    *SUBSEP				= *;	;
 
 # Formats
 
-	*FORMAT_PAGE_NUMBER			= \$%	;
-	*FORMAT_LINES_PER_PAGE			= \$=	;
-	*FORMAT_LINES_LEFT			= \$-	;
-	*FORMAT_NAME				= \$~	;
-	*FORMAT_TOP_NAME			= \$^	;
-	*FORMAT_LINE_BREAK_CHARACTERS		= \$:	;
-	*FORMAT_FORMFEED			= \$^L	;
+	*FORMAT_PAGE_NUMBER			= *%	;
+	*FORMAT_LINES_PER_PAGE			= *=	;
+	*FORMAT_LINES_LEFT			= *-	;
+	*FORMAT_NAME				= *~	;
+	*FORMAT_TOP_NAME			= *^	;
+	*FORMAT_LINE_BREAK_CHARACTERS		= *:	;
+	*FORMAT_FORMFEED			= *^L	;
 
 # Error status.
 
-	*CHILD_ERROR				= \$?	;
-	*OS_ERROR				= \$!	;
-	    *ERRNO				= \$!	;
-	*OS_ERROR				= \%!	;
-	    *ERRNO				= \%!	;
-	*EXTENDED_OS_ERROR			= \$^E	;
-	*EVAL_ERROR				= \$@	;
+	*CHILD_ERROR				= *?	;
+	*OS_ERROR				= *!	;
+	    *ERRNO				= *!	;
+	*OS_ERROR				= *!	;
+	    *ERRNO				= *!	;
+	*EXTENDED_OS_ERROR			= *^E	;
+	*EVAL_ERROR				= *@	;
 
 # Process info.
 
-	*PROCESS_ID				= \$$	;
-	    *PID				= \$$	;
-	*REAL_USER_ID				= \$<	;
-	    *UID				= \$<	;
-	*EFFECTIVE_USER_ID			= \$>	;
-	    *EUID				= \$>	;
-	*REAL_GROUP_ID				= \$(	;
-	    *GID				= \$(	;
-	*EFFECTIVE_GROUP_ID			= \$)	;
-	    *EGID				= \$)	;
-	*PROGRAM_NAME				= \$0	;
+	*PROCESS_ID				= *$	;
+	    *PID				= *$	;
+	*REAL_USER_ID				= *<	;
+	    *UID				= *<	;
+	*EFFECTIVE_USER_ID			= *>	;
+	    *EUID				= *>	;
+	*REAL_GROUP_ID				= *(	;
+	    *GID				= *(	;
+	*EFFECTIVE_GROUP_ID			= *)	;
+	    *EGID				= *)	;
+	*PROGRAM_NAME				= *0	;
 
 # Internals.
 
-	*PERL_VERSION				= \$^V	;
-	*ACCUMULATOR				= \$^A	;
-	*COMPILING				= \$^C	;
-	*DEBUGGING				= \$^D	;
-	*SYSTEM_FD_MAX				= \$^F	;
-	*INPLACE_EDIT				= \$^I	;
-	*PERLDB					= \$^P	;
-	*LAST_REGEXP_CODE_RESULT		= \$^R	;
-	*EXCEPTIONS_BEING_CAUGHT		= \$^S	;
-	*BASETIME				= \$^T	;
-	*WARNING				= \$^W	;
-	*EXECUTABLE_NAME			= \$^X	;
-	*OSNAME					= \$^O	;
+	*PERL_VERSION				= *^V	;
+	*ACCUMULATOR				= *^A	;
+	*COMPILING				= *^C	;
+	*DEBUGGING				= *^D	;
+	*SYSTEM_FD_MAX				= *^F	;
+	*INPLACE_EDIT				= *^I	;
+	*PERLDB					= *^P	;
+	*LAST_REGEXP_CODE_RESULT		= *^R	;
+	*EXCEPTIONS_BEING_CAUGHT		= *^S	;
+	*BASETIME				= *^T	;
+	*WARNING				= *^W	;
+	*EXECUTABLE_NAME			= *^X	;
+	*OSNAME					= *^O	;
 
 # Deprecated.
 
-#	*ARRAY_BASE				= \$[	;
-#	*OFMT					= \$#	;
-#	*MULTILINE_MATCHING			= \$*	;
-#	*OLD_PERL_VERSION			= \$]	;
+#	*ARRAY_BASE				= *[	;
+#	*OFMT					= *#	;
+#	*MULTILINE_MATCHING			= **	;
+#	*OLD_PERL_VERSION			= *]	;
 
 1;