Allow "{sub f}" to compile

diff --git a/t/comp/parser.t b/t/comp/parser.t
index 05c8d65..65315bc 100644 (file)
--- a/t/comp/parser.t
+++ b/t/comp/parser.t
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Checks if the parser behaves correctly in edge cases
 # (including weird syntax errors)
 
-print "1..117\n";
+print "1..118\n";
 
 sub failed {
     my ($got, $expected, $name) = @_;
@@ -333,6 +333,11 @@ like($@, qr/BEGIN failed--compilation aborted/, 'BEGIN 7' );
   like($@, qr/Identifier too long/, "too long id ticket case");
 }
 
+{
+  eval qq[ {sub zlonk} ];
+  is($@, '', 'sub declaration followed by a closing curly');
+}
+
 # Add new tests HERE:
 
 # More awkward tests for #line. Keep these at the end, as they will screw

diff --git a/toke.c b/toke.c
index cec8ac2..4950958 100644 (file)
--- a/toke.c
+++ b/toke.c
@@ -7432,7 +7432,7 @@ Perl_yylex(pTHX)
                else if (*s != '{' && key == KEY_sub) {
                    if (!have_name)
                        Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Illegal declaration of anonymous subroutine");
-                   else if (*s != ';')
+                   else if (*s != ';' && *s != '}')
                        Perl_croak(aTHX_ "Illegal declaration of subroutine %"SVf, SVfARG(PL_subname));
                }