[Bug 228688] New: invalid syntax results in interpreter seg fault

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=228688

           Summary: invalid syntax results in interpreter seg fault
           Product: Fedora Core
           Version: fc6
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: medium
          Priority: normal
         Component: perl
        AssignedTo: rnorwood at redhat.com
        ReportedBy: robert.haas at tekconnect.com
         QAContact: dkl at redhat.com
                CC: fedora-perl-devel-list at redhat.com


Description of problem:

Attempting to execute the following code produces a segmentation fault:

sub frob {
    my ($r) = @_;
    sub {
        . 3;
    };
}

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): perl-5.8.8-10

How reproducible: Run the code above.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Save the code above in a text file (6 lines) called "oops".
2. Type "perl < oops"
  
Actual results:
Seg fault

Expected results:
Syntax error

Additional info:
None

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