From joshuamy@gmail.com

Perl 5.28 introduced a index() optimisation when comparing to -1 (or
indirectly, eg. >= 0).

When this optimisation is triggered in a `when` clause, it warns, eg.

  use v5.28;
  use warnings;
  no warnings 'experimental​::smartmatch';

  my $s ='foo';

  given ($s) {
  when ( index($s, 'f') > -1 ) { say "Contains 'f'" }
  }

This gives the warning​: Argument "foo" isn't numeric in smart match. Due to
the failure it never enters the block. The same problem does not trigger
inside an if clause.

Current work-around is to force numeric evaluation, ie.

  when ( 0 + index($s, 'f') > -1 ) { ... }

This is a regression, issue does not occur under 5.26.

Flags​:
  category=core
  severity=low

Site configuration information for perl 5.28.0​:

Configured by joshua at Tue Jul 10 10​:15​:19 AEST 2018.

Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 28 subversion 0) configuration​:

  Platform​:
  osname=linux
  osvers=2.6.32-696.23.1.el6.x86_64
  archname=x86_64-linux-multi
  uname='linux spawn 2.6.32-696.23.1.el6.x86_64 #1 smp tue mar 13
22​:44​:18 utc 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 gnulinux '
  config_args='-Dprefix=/usr/tools/plenv/versions/5.28.0 -de
-Dversiononly -Duseshrplib -Dusemultiplicity
-Dotherlibdirs=/usr/tools/lib/perl5
-A'eval​:scriptdir=/usr/tools/plenv/versions/5.28.0/bin''
  hint=recommended
  useposix=true
  d_sigaction=define
  useithreads=undef
  usemultiplicity=define
  use64bitint=define
  use64bitall=define
  uselongdouble=undef
  usemymalloc=n
  default_inc_excludes_dot=define
  bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler​:
  cc='cc'
  ccflags ='-fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector
-I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2'
  optimize='-O2'
  cppflags='-fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector
-I/usr/local/include'
  ccversion=''
  gccversion='4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-18)'
  gccosandvers=''
  intsize=4
  longsize=8
  ptrsize=8
  doublesize=8
  byteorder=12345678
  doublekind=3
  d_longlong=define
  longlongsize=8
  d_longdbl=define
  longdblsize=16
  longdblkind=3
  ivtype='long'
  ivsize=8
  nvtype='double'
  nvsize=8
  Off_t='off_t'
  lseeksize=8
  alignbytes=8
  prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries​:
  ld='cc'
  ldflags =' -fstack-protector -L/usr/local/lib'
  libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib
/lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64
  libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
  perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
  libc=libc-2.12.so
  so=so
  useshrplib=true
  libperl=libperl.so
  gnulibc_version='2.12'
  Dynamic Linking​:
  dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs
  dlext=so
  d_dlsymun=undef
  ccdlflags='-Wl,-E
-Wl,-rpath,/usr/tools/plenv/versions/5.28.0/lib/perl5/5.28.0/x86_64-linux-multi/CORE'
  cccdlflags='-fPIC'
  lddlflags='-shared -O2 -L/usr/local/lib -fstack-protector'

Locally applied patches​:
  Devel​::PatchPerl 1.52

@​INC for perl 5.28.0​:
  /usr/tools/lib/perl5

/usr/tools/plenv/versions/5.28.0/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.28.0/x86_64-linux-multi
  /usr/tools/plenv/versions/5.28.0/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.28.0
  /usr/tools/plenv/versions/5.28.0/lib/perl5/5.28.0/x86_64-linux-multi
  /usr/tools/plenv/versions/5.28.0/lib/perl5/5.28.0
  /usr/tools/lib/perl5

Environment for perl 5.28.0​:
  HOME=/home/joshua
  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  LANGUAGE (unset)
  LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib
  LOGDIR (unset)

PATH=/usr/tools/plenv/versions/5.28.0/bin​:/usr/tools/plenv/libexec​:/usr/tools/plenv/plugins/perl-build/bin​:/usr/tools/plenv/plugins/plenv-update/bin​:/usr/tools/luaenv/shims​:/usr/tools/luaenv/bin​:/usr/tools/rbenv/shims​:/usr/tools/rbenv/bin​:/usr/tools/pyenv/shims​:/usr/tools/pyenv/bin​:/usr/tools/plenv/shims​:/usr/tools/plenv/bin​:/usr/tools/perl6/bin​:/usr/tools/perl6/share/perl6/site/bin​:/usr/tools/smalltalk/bin​:/usr/tools/postgres/bin​:/usr/tools/tmux/bin​:/usr/tools/nim/bin​:/usr/tools/vim/bin​:/usr/tools/bin​:/usr/local/bin​:/bin​:/usr/bin​:/home/joshua/bin​:/usr/local/sbin​:/usr/sbin​:/sbin​:/home/joshua/bin
  PERL5LIB=/usr/tools/lib/perl5
  PERLDOC_PAGER=less -+C -E
  PERL_BADLANG (unset)
  SHELL=/bin/zsh

From @iabyn

On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 08​:24​:27PM -0700, Joshua (via RT) wrote​:

Perl 5.28 introduced a index() optimisation when comparing to -1 (or
indirectly, eg. >= 0).

When this optimisation is triggered in a `when` clause, it warns, eg.

use v5\.28;
use warnings;
no warnings 'experimental​::smartmatch';

my $s ='foo';

given \($s\) \{
    when \( index\($s\, 'f'\) > \-1 \) \{ say "Contains 'f'" \}
\}

This gives the warning​: Argument "foo" isn't numeric in smart match. Due to
the failure it never enters the block. The same problem does not trigger
inside an if clause.

Now fixed in blead with the following. A good candidate for backporting to
5.28.x.

commit 6b877bb
Author​: David Mitchell <davem@​iabyn.com>
AuthorDate​: Sat Jul 14 10​:47​:04 2018 +0100
Commit​: David Mitchell <davem@​iabyn.com>
CommitDate​: Sat Jul 14 10​:59​:25 2018 +0100

  treat when(index() > -1) as a boolean expression
 
  RT #133368
 
  when(X) is normally compiled as when($_ ~~ X) *except* when X appears to
  be a boolean expression, in which case it's used directly.
 
  5.28.0 introduced an optimisation whereby comparisons involving index
  like
 
  index(...) != -1
 
  eliminated the comparison, and pp_index() returned a boolean value
  directly. This defeated the 'look for a boolean op' mechanism, and so
 
  when(index(...) != -1)
 
  and similar were being incorrectly compiled as
 
  when($_ ~~ (index(...) != -1))

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The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open'

From @steve-m-hay

This was fixed in blead by commit 6b877bb, and back-ported to 5.28.1 by commit 9fcae9f. Awaiting release in 5.30.0.

@steve-m-hay - Status changed from 'open' to 'pending release'

From @khwilliamson

Thank you for filing this report. You have helped make Perl better.

With the release today of Perl 5.30.0, this and 160 other issues have been
resolved.

Perl 5.30.0 may be downloaded via​:
https://metacpan.org/release/XSAWYERX/perl-5.30.0

If you find that the problem persists, feel free to reopen this ticket.

@khwilliamson - Status changed from 'pending release' to 'resolved'