<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> There might be a bug here, but I think it's a matter of philosophy.
> Could I have people's intuitive reactions, please:
>
> Given
>
> $a = v196.172.200
>
> which is a non-UTF8 string,
> and
>
> $b = v300
>
> which is a UTF8 string which just so happens to look like v196.172
> in a byte representation, should
>
> $a =~ /^$b/
>
> ? Should it require "use bytes" to match? Or "use utf8"?
> Personally, I don't think it should match at all - but it currently
> does.
It should not match at all.
I guess some might argue that it should be allowed to match under 'use
bytes'. I don't like that.
Regards,
Gisle
