if (PL_op->op_flags & OPf_SPECIAL)
PL_reginterp_cnt = I32_MAX; /* Mark as safe. */
- if (DO_UTF8(tmpstr))
- pm_flags |= RXf_UTF8;
+ if (DO_UTF8(tmpstr)) {
+ assert (SvUTF8(tmpstr));
+ } else if (SvUTF8(tmpstr)) {
+ /* Not doing UTF-8, despite what the SV says. Is this only if
+ we're trapped in use 'bytes'? */
+ /* Make a copy of the octet sequence, but without the flag on,
+ as the compiler now honours the SvUTF8 flag on tmpstr. */
+ STRLEN len;
+ const char *const p = SvPV(tmpstr, len);
+ tmpstr = newSVpvn_flags(p, len, SVs_TEMP);
+ }
if (eng)
PM_SETRE(pm, CALLREGCOMP_ENG(eng, tmpstr, pm_flags));