http://qs321.pair.com?node_id=651257


in reply to Re^2: ^x* vs x*$
in thread ^x* vs x*$

And seven years to fix. Here's the output from a recent bleadperl...
[steve@sulu ~]$ /tmp/bleadperl/bin/perl5.10.0 rt_31914.pl Test String >x< Prematch >< Match >x< Postmatch >< Num Matches >1< Match Arrary: >x< ---------- Test String >x< Prematch >x< Match >< Postmatch >< Num Matches >2< Match Arrary: >x< ><