[perl #64188] A regex of the type (...)* doesn't work if the expected match starts later than position 0

[Carl Mäsak]

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<masak> rakudo: +("freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew" ~~ /('e'|'w')*/)[0]
<p6eval> rakudo 9a84c3: OUTPUT«Use of uninitialized value␤»
<masak> <TimToady> that oughta work...
<masak> did someone report this?
<masak> rakudo: +("eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew" ~~ /('e'|'w')*/)[0]
<p6eval> rakudo 9a84c3: RESULT«17»
* masak submits rakudobug

The first piece of code should evaluate to 17 as well, IMO. The regex
was later simplified to /(e)*/ with the same outcome.