Retract #17428, not needed in this version of File::Spec.

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / pp.c

diff --git a/pp.c b/pp.c
index ae29d79..7fa9c06 100644 (file)
--- a/pp.c
+++ b/pp.c
@@ -956,6 +956,8 @@ PP(pp_pow)
                             result *= base;
                             /* Only bother to clear the bit if it is set.  */
                             power &= ~bit;
+                           /* Avoid squaring base again if we're done. */
+                           if (power == 0) break;
                         }
                     }
                     SP--;