$ perl -MDevel::Peek -MScalar::Util=weaken -le " sub fudge { my $f = sub { print 1; }; Dump($f); weaken $f; Dump($f); $f; } $f = fudge(); $f->(); Dump($f);" SV = IV(0x3f8d18) at 0x3f8d1c REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (PADMY,ROK) RV = 0x3f8cfc SV = PVCV(0x9a263c) at 0x3f8cfc REFCNT = 2 FLAGS = (PADSTALE,PADMY,ANON,WEAKOUTSIDE,CVGV_RC) COMP_STASH = 0x3f8b5c "main" START = 0x9d9178 ===> 0 ROOT = 0x9d913c GVGV::GV = 0x99a9f4 "main" :: "__ANON__" FILE = "-e" DEPTH = 0 FLAGS = 0x490 OUTSIDE_SEQ = 272 PADLIST = 0x99aa24 PADNAME = 0x99aae4(0x9a7d1c) PAD = 0x3f8d0c(0x9a7b44) OUTSIDE = 0x99aa74 (fudge) SV = IV(0x3f8d18) at 0x3f8d1c REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (PADMY,ROK,WEAKREF) RV = 0x3f8cfc SV = PVCV(0x9a263c) at 0x3f8cfc REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (PADSTALE,PADMY,RMG,ANON,WEAKOUTSIDE,CVGV_RC) MAGIC = 0x3fff2c MG_VIRTUAL = &PL_vtbl_backref MG_TYPE = PERL_MAGIC_backref(<) MG_OBJ = 0x3f8d1c COMP_STASH = 0x3f8b5c "main" START = 0x9d9178 ===> 0 ROOT = 0x9d913c GVGV::GV = 0x99a9f4 "main" :: "__ANON__" FILE = "-e" DEPTH = 0 FLAGS = 0x490 OUTSIDE_SEQ = 272 PADLIST = 0x99aa24 PADNAME = 0x99aae4(0x9a7d1c) PAD = 0x3f8d0c(0x9a7b44) OUTSIDE = 0x99aa74 (fudge) 1 SV = IV(0x9c2e40) at 0x9c2e44 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (ROK) RV = 0x3f8cfc SV = PVCV(0x9a263c) at 0x3f8cfc REFCNT = 2 FLAGS = (PADSTALE,PADMY,RMG,ANON,WEAKOUTSIDE,CVGV_RC) MAGIC = 0x3fff2c MG_VIRTUAL = &PL_vtbl_backref MG_TYPE = PERL_MAGIC_backref(<) COMP_STASH = 0x3f8b5c "main" START = 0x9d9178 ===> 0 ROOT = 0x9d913c GVGV::GV = 0x99a9f4 "main" :: "__ANON__" FILE = "-e" DEPTH = 0 FLAGS = 0x490 OUTSIDE_SEQ = 272 PADLIST = 0x99aa24 PADNAME = 0x99aae4(0x9a7d1c) PAD = 0x3f8d0c(0x9a7b44) OUTSIDE = 0x99aa74 (fudge)