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#!./perl
# These filenames doesn't seem to matter, as long as the first one exists,
# and we have permission to create the second one.
open(OLD_FILE, "/etc/passwd");
open(NEW_FILE, ">/tmp/foobar");
# This line is unnecessary to trigger death, but it helps to show where
# we crash and burn.
$| = 1;
# Seemingly, this loop is necessary to activate the bug. If I just say
# $_ = <OLD_FILE>
# instead of the loop, everything works as expected.
while (<OLD_FILE>) {
# This was originally just a random typing spaz on my part, but it causes
# perl to crash later.
print <NEW_FILE>;
}
print "About to die...\n";
print "dest = '$dest'\n";
print "Didn't die!\n";
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