4 files changed, 33 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/pp.c b/pp.c
index f125d56583..eaa4d17220 100644
--- a/pp.c
+++ b/pp.c
@@ -2833,6 +2833,7 @@ PP(pp_hslice)
 	while (++MARK <= SP) {
 	    SV *keysv = *MARK;
 	    SV **svp;
+	    I32 preeminent = SvRMAGICAL(hv) ? 1 : hv_exists_ent(hv, keysv, 0);
 	    if (realhv) {
 		HE *he = hv_fetch_ent(hv, keysv, lval, 0);
 		svp = he ? &HeVAL(he) : 0;
@@ -2845,8 +2846,15 @@ PP(pp_hslice)
 		    STRLEN n_a;
 		    DIE(aTHX_ PL_no_helem, SvPV(keysv, n_a));
 		}
-		if (PL_op->op_private & OPpLVAL_INTRO)
-		    save_helem(hv, keysv, svp);
+		if (PL_op->op_private & OPpLVAL_INTRO) {
+		    if (preeminent) 
+		        save_helem(hv, keysv, svp);
+		    else {
+			STRLEN keylen;
+			char *key = SvPV(keysv, keylen);
+			save_delete(hv, key, keylen);
+		    }
+                }
 	    }
 	    *MARK = svp ? *svp : &PL_sv_undef;
 	}
diff --git a/pp_hot.c b/pp_hot.c
index 979d1111a0..2dedcddf70 100644
--- a/pp_hot.c
+++ b/pp_hot.c
@@ -1532,8 +1532,11 @@ PP(pp_helem)
     U32 defer = PL_op->op_private & OPpLVAL_DEFER;
     SV *sv;
     U32 hash = (SvFAKE(keysv) && SvREADONLY(keysv)) ? SvUVX(keysv) : 0;
+    I32 preeminent;
 
     if (SvTYPE(hv) == SVt_PVHV) {
+	if (PL_op->op_private & OPpLVAL_INTRO)
+	    preeminent = SvRMAGICAL(hv) ? 1 : hv_exists_ent(hv, keysv, 0);
 	he = hv_fetch_ent(hv, keysv, lval && !defer, hash);
 	svp = he ? &HeVAL(he) : 0;
     }
@@ -1566,8 +1569,14 @@ PP(pp_helem)
 	if (PL_op->op_private & OPpLVAL_INTRO) {
 	    if (HvNAME(hv) && isGV(*svp))
 		save_gp((GV*)*svp, !(PL_op->op_flags & OPf_SPECIAL));
-	    else
-		save_helem(hv, keysv, svp);
+	    else {
+		if (!preeminent) {
+		    STRLEN keylen;
+		    char *key = SvPV(keysv, keylen);
+		    save_delete(hv, key, keylen);
+		} else 
+		    save_helem(hv, keysv, svp);
+            }
 	}
 	else if (PL_op->op_private & OPpDEREF)
 	    vivify_ref(*svp, PL_op->op_private & OPpDEREF);
diff --git a/scope.c b/scope.c
index 3f41a4e56b..7c83a41e84 100644
--- a/scope.c
+++ b/scope.c
@@ -852,7 +852,6 @@ Perl_leave_scope(pTHX_ I32 base)
 	    ptr = SSPOPPTR;
 	    (void)hv_delete(hv, (char*)ptr, (U32)SSPOPINT, G_DISCARD);
 	    SvREFCNT_dec(hv);
-	    Safefree(ptr);
 	    break;
 	case SAVEt_DESTRUCTOR:
 	    ptr = SSPOPPTR;
diff --git a/t/op/local.t b/t/op/local.t
index b478e01993..781afa5b35 100755
--- a/t/op/local.t
+++ b/t/op/local.t
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!./perl
 
-print "1..69\n";
+print "1..71\n";
 
 # XXX known to leak scalars
 $ENV{PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL} = 0 unless $ENV{PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL} > 3;
@@ -235,3 +235,14 @@ while (/(o.+?),/gc) {
     untie $_;
 }
 
+{
+    # BUG 20001205.22
+    my %x;
+    $x{a} = 1;
+    { local $x{b} = 1; }
+    print "not " if exists $x{b};
+    print "ok 70\n";
+    { local @x{c,d,e}; }
+    print "not " if exists $x{c};
+    print "ok 71\n"; 
+}