Commit 3c3b76bc90 for perl

commit 3c3b76bc90ca9e2ac181564c1302a0a704963ce2
Author: Branislav Zahradník <barney@cpan.org>
Date:   Sun Sep 27 13:28:45 2026 +0200

    [perly] method invocation -> Action build_method_invocation

    Replace implementation details with intention in `bison` actions.

    A reader of the grammar does not need to know the exact op-tree logic
    to write or maintain parser actions.

diff --git a/embed.fnc b/embed.fnc
index 4bdb4671ae..2500994b78 100644
--- a/embed.fnc
+++ b/embed.fnc
@@ -1019,6 +1019,10 @@ p	|OP *	|build_infix_plugin					\
 				|NN OP *lhs				\
 				|NN OP *rhs				\
 				|NN void *tokendata
+dp	|OP *	|build_method_invocation				\
+				|NN OP *target				\
+				|NN OP *method				\
+				|NULLOK OP *arguments
 dp	|OP *	|build_method_invocation_arguments			\
 				|NN OP *target				\
 				|NULLOK OP *arguments
diff --git a/embed.h b/embed.h
index e2faf55664..3b51c4558c 100644
--- a/embed.h
+++ b/embed.h
@@ -1004,6 +1004,7 @@
 #   define boot_core_builtin()                  Perl_boot_core_builtin(aTHX)
 #   define boot_core_mro()                      Perl_boot_core_mro(aTHX)
 #   define build_infix_plugin(a,b,c)            Perl_build_infix_plugin(aTHX_ a,b,c)
+#   define build_method_invocation(a,b,c)       Perl_build_method_invocation(aTHX_ a,b,c)
 #   define build_method_invocation_arguments(a,b) Perl_build_method_invocation_arguments(aTHX_ a,b)
 #   define cando(a,b,c)                         Perl_cando(aTHX_ a,b,c)
 #   define check_utf8_print(a,b)                Perl_check_utf8_print(aTHX_ a,b)
diff --git a/op.c b/op.c
index dad34088a4..2f6f535db5 100644
--- a/op.c
+++ b/op.c
@@ -4893,13 +4893,59 @@ Perl_block_end(pTHX_ I32 floor, OP *seq)
 }

 /*
+=for apidoc build_method_invocation

+    build_method_invocation ($target, $method, $arguments);
+    build_method_invocation ($target, $method, NULL);
+
+Build an C<OP *> representing the structure recognised as method invocation.
+
+Arguments:
+
+=over
+
+=item C<target>
+
+Expression on which the method invocation is invoked.
+
+=item C<method>
+
+Invoked method.
+
+=item C<arguments>
+
+Expression (list) representing the method invocation arguments.
+
+=back
+
+Available since: v5.46
+
+=cut
+*/
+
+OP*
+Perl_build_method_invocation (pTHX_ OP *target, OP *method, OP *arguments)
+{
+    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_BUILD_METHOD_INVOCATION;
+
+    return op_convert_list (
+        OP_ENTERSUB,
+        OPf_STACKED,
+        op_append_elem (
+            OP_LIST,
+            build_method_invocation_arguments (target, arguments),
+            method
+        )
+    );
+}
+
+/*
 =for apidoc build_method_invocation_arguments

     build_method_invocation_arguments ($target, $arguments);
     build_method_invocation_arguments ($target, NULL);

-Build an C<OP *> representing the structure recognised as method call arguments.
+Build an C<OP *> representing the structure recognised as method invocation arguments.

 Arguments:

diff --git a/perly.act b/perly.act
index 9728423638..64c4884a8e 100644
--- a/perly.act
+++ b/perly.act
@@ -1225,118 +1225,95 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
   case 194: /* listop: term ARROW methodname PERLY_PAREN_OPEN optexpr PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
 #line 1348 "perly.y"
                         {
-				(yyval.opval) = op_convert_list (
-					OP_ENTERSUB,
-					OPf_STACKED,
-					op_append_elem (
-						OP_LIST,
-						build_method_invocation_arguments (scalar ((ps[-5].val.opval)), (ps[-1].val.opval)),
-						newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, (ps[-3].val.opval))
-					)
+				(yyval.opval) = build_method_invocation (
+					scalar ((ps[-5].val.opval)),
+					newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, (ps[-3].val.opval)),
+					(ps[-1].val.opval)
 				);
 			}

     break;

   case 195: /* listop: term ARROW methodname  */
-#line 1363 "perly.y"
+#line 1359 "perly.y"
                         {
-				(yyval.opval) = op_convert_list (
-					OP_ENTERSUB,
-					OPf_STACKED,
-					op_append_elem (
-						OP_LIST,
-						build_method_invocation_arguments (scalar ((ps[-2].val.opval)), NULL),
-						newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, (ps[0].val.opval))
-					)
+				(yyval.opval) = build_method_invocation (
+					scalar ((ps[-2].val.opval)),
+					newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, (ps[0].val.opval)),
+					NULL
 				);
 			}

     break;

   case 196: /* listop: term ARROW PERLY_AMPERSAND subname PERLY_PAREN_OPEN optexpr PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1382 "perly.y"
+#line 1374 "perly.y"
                         {
-				(yyval.opval) = op_convert_list (
-					OP_ENTERSUB,
-					OPf_STACKED,
-					op_append_elem (
-						OP_LIST,
-						build_method_invocation_arguments (scalar ((ps[-6].val.opval)), (ps[-1].val.opval)),
-						newCVREF (0, (ps[-3].val.opval))
-					)
+				(yyval.opval) = build_method_invocation (
+					scalar ((ps[-6].val.opval)),
+					newCVREF (0, (ps[-3].val.opval)),
+					(ps[-1].val.opval)
 				);
 			}

     break;

   case 197: /* listop: term ARROW PERLY_AMPERSAND subname  */
-#line 1398 "perly.y"
+#line 1386 "perly.y"
                         {
-				(yyval.opval) = op_convert_list (
-					OP_ENTERSUB,
-					OPf_STACKED,
-					op_append_elem (
-						OP_LIST,
-						build_method_invocation_arguments (scalar ((ps[-3].val.opval)), NULL),
-						newCVREF (0, (ps[0].val.opval))
-					)
+				(yyval.opval) = build_method_invocation (
+					scalar ((ps[-3].val.opval)),
+					newCVREF (0, (ps[0].val.opval)),
+					NULL
 				);
 			}

     break;

   case 198: /* listop: METHCALL0 indirob optlistexpr  */
-#line 1413 "perly.y"
+#line 1397 "perly.y"
                         {
-				(yyval.opval) = op_convert_list (
-					OP_ENTERSUB,
-					OPf_STACKED,
-					op_append_elem (
-						OP_LIST,
-						build_method_invocation_arguments ((ps[-1].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)),
-						newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, (ps[-2].val.opval))
-					)
+				(yyval.opval) = build_method_invocation (
+					(ps[-1].val.opval),
+					newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, (ps[-2].val.opval)),
+					(ps[0].val.opval)
 				);
 			}

     break;

   case 199: /* listop: METHCALL indirob PERLY_PAREN_OPEN optexpr PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1430 "perly.y"
+#line 1410 "perly.y"
                         {
-				(yyval.opval) = op_convert_list (
-					OP_ENTERSUB, OPf_STACKED,
-					op_append_elem (
-						OP_LIST,
-						build_method_invocation_arguments ((ps[-3].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.opval)),
-						newMETHOP(OP_METHOD, 0, (ps[-4].val.opval))
-					)
+				(yyval.opval) = build_method_invocation (
+					(ps[-3].val.opval),
+					newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, (ps[-4].val.opval)),
+					(ps[-1].val.opval)
 				);
 			}

     break;

   case 200: /* listop: LSTOP optlistexpr  */
-#line 1441 "perly.y"
+#line 1418 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = op_convert_list((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 201: /* listop: FUNC PERLY_PAREN_OPEN optexpr PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1443 "perly.y"
+#line 1420 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = op_convert_list((ps[-3].val.ival), 0, (ps[-1].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 202: /* listop: FUNC SUBLEXSTART optexpr SUBLEXEND  */
-#line 1445 "perly.y"
+#line 1422 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = op_convert_list((ps[-3].val.ival), 0, (ps[-1].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 203: /* @24: %empty  */
-#line 1447 "perly.y"
+#line 1424 "perly.y"
                         { SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void(PL_compcv);
                           (yyval.opval) = newANONATTRSUB((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, NULL, (ps[0].val.opval));
                           /* prevent double op_free() if the following fails to parse */
@@ -1346,7 +1323,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 204: /* listop: LSTOPSUB startanonsub block @24 optlistexpr  */
-#line 1453 "perly.y"
+#line 1430 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_ENTERSUB, OPf_STACKED,
 				 op_append_elem(OP_LIST,
 				   op_prepend_elem(OP_LIST, (ps[-1].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)), (ps[-4].val.opval)));
@@ -1355,20 +1332,20 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 207: /* subscripted: gelem subscript_keys  */
-#line 1468 "perly.y"
+#line 1445 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newBINOP(OP_GELEM, 0, (ps[-1].val.opval), scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 208: /* subscripted: scalar subscript_index  */
-#line 1470 "perly.y"
+#line 1447 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newBINOP(OP_AELEM, 0, oopsAV((ps[-1].val.opval)), scalar((ps[0].val.opval)));
 			}

     break;

   case 209: /* subscripted: subscriptable_reference subscript_index  */
-#line 1473 "perly.y"
+#line 1450 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newBINOP(OP_AELEM, 0,
 					ref(newAVREF((ps[-1].val.opval)),OP_RV2AV),
 					scalar((ps[0].val.opval)));
@@ -1377,14 +1354,14 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 210: /* subscripted: scalar subscript_keys  */
-#line 1478 "perly.y"
+#line 1455 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newBINOP(OP_HELEM, 0, oopsHV((ps[-1].val.opval)), jmaybe((ps[0].val.opval)));
 			}

     break;

   case 211: /* subscripted: subscriptable_reference subscript_keys  */
-#line 1481 "perly.y"
+#line 1458 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newBINOP(OP_HELEM, 0,
 					ref(newHVREF((ps[-1].val.opval)),OP_RV2HV),
 					jmaybe((ps[0].val.opval))); }
@@ -1392,7 +1369,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 212: /* subscripted: subscriptable_reference PERLY_PAREN_OPEN expr PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1485 "perly.y"
+#line 1462 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_ENTERSUB, OPf_STACKED,
 				   op_append_elem(OP_LIST, (ps[-1].val.opval),
 					       newCVREF(0, scalar((ps[-3].val.opval)))));
@@ -1403,7 +1380,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 213: /* subscripted: subscriptable_reference PERLY_PAREN_OPEN PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1492 "perly.y"
+#line 1469 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_ENTERSUB, OPf_STACKED,
 				   newCVREF(0, scalar((ps[-2].val.opval))));
 			  if (parser->expect == XBLOCK)
@@ -1413,55 +1390,55 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 214: /* subscripted: PERLY_PAREN_OPEN expr PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE subscript_index  */
-#line 1498 "perly.y"
+#line 1475 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newSLICEOP(0, (ps[0].val.opval), (ps[-2].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 215: /* subscripted: QWLIST subscript_index  */
-#line 1500 "perly.y"
+#line 1477 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newSLICEOP(0, (ps[0].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 216: /* subscripted: PERLY_PAREN_OPEN PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE subscript_index  */
-#line 1502 "perly.y"
+#line 1479 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newSLICEOP(0, (ps[0].val.opval), NULL); }

     break;

   case 217: /* termbinop: term PLUGIN_HIGH_OP term  */
-#line 1507 "perly.y"
+#line 1484 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = build_infix_plugin((ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.pval)); }

     break;

   case 218: /* termbinop: term ASSIGNOP term  */
-#line 1509 "perly.y"
+#line 1486 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newASSIGNOP(OPf_STACKED, (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.ival), (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 219: /* termbinop: term PLUGIN_ASSIGN_OP term  */
-#line 1511 "perly.y"
+#line 1488 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = build_infix_plugin((ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.pval)); }

     break;

   case 220: /* termbinop: term POWOP term  */
-#line 1513 "perly.y"
+#line 1490 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newBINOP((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, scalar((ps[-2].val.opval)), scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 221: /* termbinop: term PLUGIN_POW_OP term  */
-#line 1515 "perly.y"
+#line 1492 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = build_infix_plugin((ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.pval)); }

     break;

   case 222: /* termbinop: term MULOP term  */
-#line 1517 "perly.y"
+#line 1494 "perly.y"
                         {   if ((ps[-1].val.ival) != OP_REPEAT)
 				scalar((ps[-2].val.opval));
 			    (yyval.opval) = newBINOP((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, (ps[-2].val.opval), scalar((ps[0].val.opval)));
@@ -1470,219 +1447,219 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 223: /* termbinop: term PLUGIN_MUL_OP term  */
-#line 1522 "perly.y"
+#line 1499 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = build_infix_plugin((ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.pval)); }

     break;

   case 224: /* termbinop: term ADDOP term  */
-#line 1524 "perly.y"
+#line 1501 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newBINOP((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, scalar((ps[-2].val.opval)), scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 225: /* termbinop: term PLUGIN_ADD_OP term  */
-#line 1526 "perly.y"
+#line 1503 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = build_infix_plugin((ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.pval)); }

     break;

   case 226: /* termbinop: term SHIFTOP term  */
-#line 1528 "perly.y"
+#line 1505 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newBINOP((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, scalar((ps[-2].val.opval)), scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 227: /* termbinop: termrelop  */
-#line 1530 "perly.y"
+#line 1507 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 228: /* termbinop: termeqop  */
-#line 1532 "perly.y"
+#line 1509 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 229: /* termbinop: term BITANDOP term  */
-#line 1534 "perly.y"
+#line 1511 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newBINOP((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, scalar((ps[-2].val.opval)), scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 230: /* termbinop: term BITOROP term  */
-#line 1536 "perly.y"
+#line 1513 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newBINOP((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, scalar((ps[-2].val.opval)), scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 231: /* termbinop: term DOTDOT term  */
-#line 1538 "perly.y"
+#line 1515 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newRANGE((ps[-1].val.ival), scalar((ps[-2].val.opval)), scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 232: /* termbinop: term ANDAND term  */
-#line 1540 "perly.y"
+#line 1517 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newLOGOP(OP_AND, 0, (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 233: /* termbinop: term PLUGIN_LOGICAL_AND_OP term  */
-#line 1542 "perly.y"
+#line 1519 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = build_infix_plugin((ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.pval)); }

     break;

   case 234: /* termbinop: term OROR term  */
-#line 1544 "perly.y"
+#line 1521 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newLOGOP((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 235: /* termbinop: term PLUGIN_LOGICAL_OR_OP term  */
-#line 1546 "perly.y"
+#line 1523 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = build_infix_plugin((ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.pval)); }

     break;

   case 236: /* termbinop: term DORDOR term  */
-#line 1548 "perly.y"
+#line 1525 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newLOGOP(OP_DOR, 0, (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 237: /* termbinop: term MATCHOP term  */
-#line 1550 "perly.y"
+#line 1527 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = bind_match((ps[-1].val.ival), (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 238: /* termbinop: term PLUGIN_LOW_OP term  */
-#line 1552 "perly.y"
+#line 1529 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = build_infix_plugin((ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.pval)); }

     break;

   case 239: /* termrelop: relopchain  */
-#line 1556 "perly.y"
+#line 1533 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = cmpchain_finish((ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 240: /* termrelop: term NCRELOP term  */
-#line 1558 "perly.y"
+#line 1535 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newBINOP((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, scalar((ps[-2].val.opval)), scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 241: /* termrelop: termrelop NCRELOP  */
-#line 1560 "perly.y"
+#line 1537 "perly.y"
                         { yyerror("syntax error"); YYERROR; }

     break;

   case 242: /* termrelop: termrelop CHRELOP  */
-#line 1562 "perly.y"
+#line 1539 "perly.y"
                         { yyerror("syntax error"); YYERROR; }

     break;

   case 243: /* termrelop: term PLUGIN_REL_OP term  */
-#line 1564 "perly.y"
+#line 1541 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = build_infix_plugin((ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.pval)); }

     break;

   case 244: /* relopchain: term CHRELOP term  */
-#line 1568 "perly.y"
+#line 1545 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = cmpchain_start((ps[-1].val.ival), (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 245: /* relopchain: relopchain CHRELOP term  */
-#line 1570 "perly.y"
+#line 1547 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = cmpchain_extend((ps[-1].val.ival), (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 246: /* termeqop: eqopchain  */
-#line 1574 "perly.y"
+#line 1551 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = cmpchain_finish((ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 247: /* termeqop: term NCEQOP term  */
-#line 1576 "perly.y"
+#line 1553 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newBINOP((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, scalar((ps[-2].val.opval)), scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 248: /* termeqop: termeqop NCEQOP  */
-#line 1578 "perly.y"
+#line 1555 "perly.y"
                         { yyerror("syntax error"); YYERROR; }

     break;

   case 249: /* termeqop: termeqop CHEQOP  */
-#line 1580 "perly.y"
+#line 1557 "perly.y"
                         { yyerror("syntax error"); YYERROR; }

     break;

   case 250: /* eqopchain: term CHEQOP term  */
-#line 1584 "perly.y"
+#line 1561 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = cmpchain_start((ps[-1].val.ival), (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 251: /* eqopchain: eqopchain CHEQOP term  */
-#line 1586 "perly.y"
+#line 1563 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = cmpchain_extend((ps[-1].val.ival), (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 252: /* termunop: PERLY_MINUS term  */
-#line 1591 "perly.y"
+#line 1568 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_NEGATE, 0, scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 253: /* termunop: PERLY_PLUS term  */
-#line 1593 "perly.y"
+#line 1570 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 254: /* termunop: PERLY_EXCLAMATION_MARK term  */
-#line 1596 "perly.y"
+#line 1573 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_NOT, 0, scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 255: /* termunop: PERLY_TILDE term  */
-#line 1598 "perly.y"
+#line 1575 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 256: /* termunop: term POSTINC  */
-#line 1600 "perly.y"
+#line 1577 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_POSTINC, 0,
 					op_lvalue(scalar((ps[-1].val.opval)), OP_POSTINC)); }

     break;

   case 257: /* termunop: term POSTDEC  */
-#line 1603 "perly.y"
+#line 1580 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_POSTDEC, 0,
 					op_lvalue(scalar((ps[-1].val.opval)), OP_POSTDEC));}

     break;

   case 258: /* termunop: term POSTJOIN  */
-#line 1606 "perly.y"
+#line 1583 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = op_convert_list(OP_JOIN, 0,
 				       op_append_elem(
 					OP_LIST,
@@ -1697,59 +1674,59 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 259: /* termunop: PREINC term  */
-#line 1617 "perly.y"
+#line 1594 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_PREINC, 0,
 					op_lvalue(scalar((ps[0].val.opval)), OP_PREINC)); }

     break;

   case 260: /* termunop: PREDEC term  */
-#line 1620 "perly.y"
+#line 1597 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_PREDEC, 0,
 					op_lvalue(scalar((ps[0].val.opval)), OP_PREDEC)); }

     break;

   case 261: /* anonymous: PERLY_BRACKET_OPEN optexpr PERLY_BRACKET_CLOSE  */
-#line 1628 "perly.y"
+#line 1605 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newANONLIST((ps[-1].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 262: /* anonymous: HASHBRACK optexpr PERLY_SEMICOLON PERLY_BRACE_CLOSE  */
-#line 1630 "perly.y"
+#line 1607 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newANONHASH((ps[-2].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 263: /* anonymous: KW_SUB_anon startanonsub proto subattrlist subbody  */
-#line 1632 "perly.y"
+#line 1609 "perly.y"
                         { SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void(PL_compcv);
 			  (yyval.opval) = newANONATTRSUB((ps[-3].val.ival), (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 264: /* anonymous: KW_SUB_anon startanonsub proto subattrlist  */
-#line 1635 "perly.y"
+#line 1612 "perly.y"
                         { yyerror("Illegal declaration of anonymous subroutine"); YYERROR; }

     break;

   case 265: /* anonymous: KW_SUB_anon_sig startanonsub subattrlist sigsubbody  */
-#line 1637 "perly.y"
+#line 1614 "perly.y"
                         { SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void(PL_compcv);
 			  (yyval.opval) = newANONATTRSUB((ps[-2].val.ival), NULL, (ps[-1].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 266: /* anonymous: KW_SUB_anon_sig startanonsub subattrlist  */
-#line 1640 "perly.y"
+#line 1617 "perly.y"
                         { yyerror("Illegal declaration of anonymous subroutine"); YYERROR; }

     break;

   case 267: /* anonymous: KW_METHOD_anon startanonmethod subattrlist sigsubbody  */
-#line 1642 "perly.y"
+#line 1619 "perly.y"
                         {
 			  SvREFCNT_inc_simple_void(PL_compcv);
 			  (yyval.opval) = newANONATTRSUB((ps[-2].val.ival), NULL, (ps[-1].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval));
@@ -1758,103 +1735,103 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 268: /* anonymous: KW_METHOD_anon startanonmethod subattrlist  */
-#line 1647 "perly.y"
+#line 1624 "perly.y"
                         { yyerror("Illegal declaration of anonymous subroutine"); YYERROR; }

     break;

   case 269: /* termdo: KW_DO term  */
-#line 1652 "perly.y"
+#line 1629 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = dofile((ps[0].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.ival));}

     break;

   case 270: /* termdo: KW_DO block  */
-#line 1654 "perly.y"
+#line 1631 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_NULL, OPf_SPECIAL, op_scope((ps[0].val.opval)));}

     break;

   case 275: /* term: term PERLY_QUESTION_MARK term PERLY_COLON term  */
-#line 1662 "perly.y"
+#line 1639 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newCONDOP(0, (ps[-4].val.opval), (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 276: /* term: REFGEN term  */
-#line 1664 "perly.y"
+#line 1641 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_REFGEN, 0, (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 277: /* term: myattrterm  */
-#line 1666 "perly.y"
+#line 1643 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 278: /* term: KW_LOCAL term  */
-#line 1668 "perly.y"
+#line 1645 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = localize((ps[0].val.opval),0); }

     break;

   case 279: /* term: PERLY_PAREN_OPEN expr PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1670 "perly.y"
+#line 1647 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = sawparens((ps[-1].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 280: /* term: QWLIST  */
-#line 1672 "perly.y"
+#line 1649 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 281: /* term: PERLY_PAREN_OPEN PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1674 "perly.y"
+#line 1651 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = sawparens(newNULLLIST()); }

     break;

   case 282: /* term: scalar  */
-#line 1676 "perly.y"
+#line 1653 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 283: /* term: star  */
-#line 1678 "perly.y"
+#line 1655 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 284: /* term: hsh  */
-#line 1680 "perly.y"
+#line 1657 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 285: /* term: ary  */
-#line 1682 "perly.y"
+#line 1659 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 286: /* term: arylen  */
-#line 1684 "perly.y"
+#line 1661 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_AV2ARYLEN, 0, ref((ps[0].val.opval), OP_AV2ARYLEN));}

     break;

   case 287: /* term: subscripted  */
-#line 1686 "perly.y"
+#line 1663 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 288: /* term: sliceme subscript_index  */
-#line 1688 "perly.y"
+#line 1665 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = op_prepend_elem(OP_ASLICE,
 				newOP(OP_PUSHMARK, 0),
 				    newLISTOP(OP_ASLICE, 0,
@@ -1868,7 +1845,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 289: /* term: kvslice subscript_index  */
-#line 1698 "perly.y"
+#line 1675 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = op_prepend_elem(OP_KVASLICE,
 				newOP(OP_PUSHMARK, 0),
 				    newLISTOP(OP_KVASLICE, 0,
@@ -1882,7 +1859,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 290: /* term: sliceme subscript_keys  */
-#line 1708 "perly.y"
+#line 1685 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = op_prepend_elem(OP_HSLICE,
 				newOP(OP_PUSHMARK, 0),
 				    newLISTOP(OP_HSLICE, 0,
@@ -1896,7 +1873,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 291: /* term: kvslice subscript_keys  */
-#line 1718 "perly.y"
+#line 1695 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = op_prepend_elem(OP_KVHSLICE,
 				newOP(OP_PUSHMARK, 0),
 				    newLISTOP(OP_KVHSLICE, 0,
@@ -1910,26 +1887,26 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 292: /* term: THING  */
-#line 1728 "perly.y"
+#line 1705 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 293: /* term: amper  */
-#line 1730 "perly.y"
+#line 1707 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_ENTERSUB, 0, scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 294: /* term: amper PERLY_PAREN_OPEN PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1732 "perly.y"
+#line 1709 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_ENTERSUB, OPf_STACKED, scalar((ps[-2].val.opval)));
 			}

     break;

   case 295: /* term: amper PERLY_PAREN_OPEN expr PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1735 "perly.y"
+#line 1712 "perly.y"
                         {
 			  (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_ENTERSUB, OPf_STACKED,
 				op_append_elem(OP_LIST, (ps[-1].val.opval), scalar((ps[-3].val.opval))));
@@ -1938,7 +1915,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 296: /* term: NOAMP subname optlistexpr  */
-#line 1740 "perly.y"
+#line 1717 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_ENTERSUB, OPf_STACKED,
 			    op_append_elem(OP_LIST, (ps[0].val.opval), scalar((ps[-1].val.opval))));
 			}
@@ -1946,130 +1923,130 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 297: /* term: term ARROW PERLY_DOLLAR PERLY_STAR  */
-#line 1744 "perly.y"
+#line 1721 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newSVREF((ps[-3].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 298: /* term: term ARROW PERLY_SNAIL PERLY_STAR  */
-#line 1746 "perly.y"
+#line 1723 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newAVREF((ps[-3].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 299: /* term: term ARROW PERLY_PERCENT_SIGN PERLY_STAR  */
-#line 1748 "perly.y"
+#line 1725 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newHVREF((ps[-3].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 300: /* term: term ARROW PERLY_AMPERSAND PERLY_STAR  */
-#line 1750 "perly.y"
+#line 1727 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_ENTERSUB, 0,
 				       scalar(newCVREF((ps[-1].val.ival),(ps[-3].val.opval)))); }

     break;

   case 301: /* term: term ARROW PERLY_STAR PERLY_STAR  */
-#line 1753 "perly.y"
+#line 1730 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newGVREF(0,(ps[-3].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 302: /* term: LOOPEX  */
-#line 1755 "perly.y"
+#line 1732 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newOP((ps[0].val.ival), OPf_SPECIAL);
 			    PL_hints |= HINT_BLOCK_SCOPE; }

     break;

   case 303: /* term: LOOPEX term  */
-#line 1758 "perly.y"
+#line 1735 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newLOOPEX((ps[-1].val.ival),(ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 304: /* term: NOTOP listexpr  */
-#line 1760 "perly.y"
+#line 1737 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_NOT, 0, scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 305: /* term: UNIOP  */
-#line 1762 "perly.y"
+#line 1739 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newOP((ps[0].val.ival), 0); }

     break;

   case 306: /* term: UNIOP block  */
-#line 1764 "perly.y"
+#line 1741 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 307: /* term: UNIOP term  */
-#line 1766 "perly.y"
+#line 1743 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP((ps[-1].val.ival), 0, (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 308: /* term: KW_REQUIRE  */
-#line 1768 "perly.y"
+#line 1745 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newOP(OP_REQUIRE, (ps[0].val.ival) ? OPf_SPECIAL : 0); }

     break;

   case 309: /* term: KW_REQUIRE term  */
-#line 1770 "perly.y"
+#line 1747 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_REQUIRE, (ps[-1].val.ival) ? OPf_SPECIAL : 0, (ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 310: /* term: UNIOPSUB  */
-#line 1772 "perly.y"
+#line 1749 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_ENTERSUB, OPf_STACKED, scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 311: /* term: UNIOPSUB term  */
-#line 1774 "perly.y"
+#line 1751 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_ENTERSUB, OPf_STACKED,
 			    op_append_elem(OP_LIST, (ps[0].val.opval), scalar((ps[-1].val.opval)))); }

     break;

   case 312: /* term: FUNC0  */
-#line 1777 "perly.y"
+#line 1754 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newOP((ps[0].val.ival), 0); }

     break;

   case 313: /* term: FUNC0 PERLY_PAREN_OPEN PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1779 "perly.y"
+#line 1756 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newOP((ps[-2].val.ival), 0);}

     break;

   case 314: /* term: FUNC0OP  */
-#line 1781 "perly.y"
+#line 1758 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 315: /* term: FUNC0OP PERLY_PAREN_OPEN PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1783 "perly.y"
+#line 1760 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[-2].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 316: /* term: FUNC0SUB  */
-#line 1785 "perly.y"
+#line 1762 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_ENTERSUB, OPf_STACKED, scalar((ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 317: /* term: FUNC1 PERLY_PAREN_OPEN PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1787 "perly.y"
+#line 1764 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = ((ps[-2].val.ival) == OP_NOT)
                           ? newUNOP((ps[-2].val.ival), 0, newSVOP(OP_CONST, 0, newSViv(0)))
                           : newOP((ps[-2].val.ival), OPf_SPECIAL); }
@@ -2077,13 +2054,13 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 318: /* term: FUNC1 PERLY_PAREN_OPEN expr PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1791 "perly.y"
+#line 1768 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP((ps[-3].val.ival), 0, (ps[-1].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 319: /* @25: %empty  */
-#line 1793 "perly.y"
+#line 1770 "perly.y"
                         {
 			    if (   (ps[0].val.opval)->op_type != OP_TRANS
 			        && (ps[0].val.opval)->op_type != OP_TRANSR
@@ -2098,67 +2075,67 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 320: /* term: PMFUNC @25 SUBLEXSTART listexpr optrepl SUBLEXEND  */
-#line 1804 "perly.y"
+#line 1781 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = pmruntime((ps[-5].val.opval), (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[-1].val.opval), 1, (ps[-4].val.ival)); }

     break;

   case 324: /* myattrterm: KW_MY myterm attrlist  */
-#line 1813 "perly.y"
+#line 1790 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = my_attrs((ps[-1].val.opval),(ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 325: /* myattrterm: KW_MY myterm  */
-#line 1815 "perly.y"
+#line 1792 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = localize((ps[0].val.opval),1); }

     break;

   case 326: /* myattrterm: KW_MY REFGEN myterm attrlist  */
-#line 1817 "perly.y"
+#line 1794 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_REFGEN, 0, my_attrs((ps[-1].val.opval),(ps[0].val.opval))); }

     break;

   case 327: /* myattrterm: KW_MY REFGEN term  */
-#line 1819 "perly.y"
+#line 1796 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_REFGEN, 0, localize((ps[0].val.opval),1)); }

     break;

   case 328: /* myterm: PERLY_PAREN_OPEN expr PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1824 "perly.y"
+#line 1801 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = sawparens((ps[-1].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 329: /* myterm: PERLY_PAREN_OPEN PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE  */
-#line 1826 "perly.y"
+#line 1803 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = sawparens(newNULLLIST()); }

     break;

   case 330: /* myterm: scalar  */
-#line 1829 "perly.y"
+#line 1806 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 331: /* myterm: hsh  */
-#line 1831 "perly.y"
+#line 1808 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 332: /* myterm: ary  */
-#line 1833 "perly.y"
+#line 1810 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 333: /* fieldvar: scalar  */
-#line 1838 "perly.y"
+#line 1815 "perly.y"
                         {
 			  (yyval.pval) = PadnamelistARRAY(PL_comppad_name)[(ps[0].val.opval)->op_targ];
 			  op_free((ps[0].val.opval));
@@ -2167,7 +2144,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 334: /* fieldvar: hsh  */
-#line 1843 "perly.y"
+#line 1820 "perly.y"
                         {
 			  (yyval.pval) = PadnamelistARRAY(PL_comppad_name)[(ps[0].val.opval)->op_targ];
 			  op_free((ps[0].val.opval));
@@ -2176,7 +2153,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 335: /* fieldvar: ary  */
-#line 1848 "perly.y"
+#line 1825 "perly.y"
                         {
 			  (yyval.pval) = PadnamelistARRAY(PL_comppad_name)[(ps[0].val.opval)->op_targ];
 			  op_free((ps[0].val.opval));
@@ -2185,7 +2162,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 336: /* fielddecl: KW_FIELD fieldvar optattrlist  */
-#line 1856 "perly.y"
+#line 1833 "perly.y"
                         {
 			  parser->in_my = 0;
 			  if((ps[0].val.opval))
@@ -2196,7 +2173,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 337: /* $@26: %empty  */
-#line 1863 "perly.y"
+#line 1840 "perly.y"
                         {
 			  parser->in_my = 0;
 			  if((ps[-1].val.opval))
@@ -2208,7 +2185,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 338: /* fielddecl: KW_FIELD fieldvar optattrlist ASSIGNOP $@26 term  */
-#line 1871 "perly.y"
+#line 1848 "perly.y"
                         {
 			  class_set_field_defop((PADNAME *)(ps[-4].val.pval), (ps[-2].val.ival), (ps[0].val.opval));
 			  LEAVE;
@@ -2218,25 +2195,25 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 344: /* optrepl: PERLY_SLASH expr  */
-#line 1891 "perly.y"
+#line 1868 "perly.y"
                                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 345: /* my_scalar: scalar  */
-#line 1897 "perly.y"
+#line 1874 "perly.y"
                         { parser->in_my = 0; (yyval.opval) = my((ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 346: /* list_of_itervars: list_of_itervars PERLY_COMMA  */
-#line 1902 "perly.y"
+#line 1879 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[-1].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 347: /* list_of_itervars: list_of_itervars PERLY_COMMA scalar  */
-#line 1904 "perly.y"
+#line 1881 "perly.y"
                         {
 			  (yyval.opval) = op_append_elem(OP_LIST, (ps[-2].val.opval), (ps[0].val.opval));
 			}
@@ -2244,7 +2221,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 348: /* list_of_itervars: list_of_itervars PERLY_COMMA REFGEN my_var  */
-#line 1908 "perly.y"
+#line 1885 "perly.y"
                         {
 			  (yyval.opval) = op_append_elem(OP_LIST, (ps[-3].val.opval), newUNOP(OP_REFGEN, 0, (ps[0].val.opval)));
 			}
@@ -2252,7 +2229,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 350: /* list_of_itervars: REFGEN my_var  */
-#line 1913 "perly.y"
+#line 1890 "perly.y"
                         {
 			  (yyval.opval) = newUNOP(OP_REFGEN, 0, (ps[0].val.opval));
 			}
@@ -2260,25 +2237,25 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 351: /* my_list_of_itervars: list_of_itervars  */
-#line 1919 "perly.y"
+#line 1896 "perly.y"
                         { parser->in_my = 0; (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;

   case 359: /* amper: PERLY_AMPERSAND indirob  */
-#line 1936 "perly.y"
+#line 1913 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newCVREF((ps[-1].val.ival),(ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 360: /* scalar: PERLY_DOLLAR indirob  */
-#line 1940 "perly.y"
+#line 1917 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newSVREF((ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 361: /* ary: PERLY_SNAIL indirob  */
-#line 1944 "perly.y"
+#line 1921 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newAVREF((ps[0].val.opval));
 			  if ((yyval.opval)) (yyval.opval)->op_private |= (ps[-1].val.ival);
 			}
@@ -2286,7 +2263,7 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 362: /* hsh: PERLY_PERCENT_SIGN indirob  */
-#line 1950 "perly.y"
+#line 1927 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newHVREF((ps[0].val.opval));
 			  if ((yyval.opval)) (yyval.opval)->op_private |= (ps[-1].val.ival);
 			}
@@ -2294,61 +2271,61 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */
     break;

   case 363: /* arylen: DOLSHARP indirob  */
-#line 1956 "perly.y"
+#line 1933 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newAVREF((ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 364: /* arylen: term ARROW DOLSHARP PERLY_STAR  */
-#line 1958 "perly.y"
+#line 1935 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newAVREF((ps[-3].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 365: /* star: PERLY_STAR indirob  */
-#line 1962 "perly.y"
+#line 1939 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newGVREF(0,(ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 367: /* sliceme: term ARROW PERLY_SNAIL  */
-#line 1967 "perly.y"
+#line 1944 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newAVREF((ps[-2].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 369: /* kvslice: term ARROW PERLY_PERCENT_SIGN  */
-#line 1972 "perly.y"
+#line 1949 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newHVREF((ps[-2].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 371: /* gelem: term ARROW PERLY_STAR  */
-#line 1977 "perly.y"
+#line 1954 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = newGVREF(0,(ps[-2].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 372: /* indirob: BAREWORD  */
-#line 1982 "perly.y"
+#line 1959 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = scalar((ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 373: /* indirob: scalar  */
-#line 1984 "perly.y"
+#line 1961 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = scalar((ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 374: /* indirob: block  */
-#line 1986 "perly.y"
+#line 1963 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = op_scope((ps[0].val.opval)); }

     break;

   case 375: /* indirob: PRIVATEREF  */
-#line 1989 "perly.y"
+#line 1966 "perly.y"
                         { (yyval.opval) = (ps[0].val.opval); }

     break;
@@ -2360,6 +2337,6 @@ case 2: /* @1: %empty  */


 /* Generated from:
- * b12d68c6ed2e81f035beefd1839db151da3de7f4f927226ab445f4f26d83aac2 perly.y
+ * b5e6ab7c55756d33fa71abcf265983baf1706f90247cd28f30e446d04f94b5d2 perly.y
  * ba173fe7f0e9b6b5465fb5d0705af3290ac7d8b511f0eead585307eb6c68918d regen_perly.pl
  * ex: set ro ft=c: */
diff --git a/perly.h b/perly.h
index 0fccf3e929..978df52f1c 100644
--- a/perly.h
+++ b/perly.h
@@ -248,6 +248,6 @@ int yyparse (void);


 /* Generated from:
- * b12d68c6ed2e81f035beefd1839db151da3de7f4f927226ab445f4f26d83aac2 perly.y
+ * b5e6ab7c55756d33fa71abcf265983baf1706f90247cd28f30e446d04f94b5d2 perly.y
  * ba173fe7f0e9b6b5465fb5d0705af3290ac7d8b511f0eead585307eb6c68918d regen_perly.pl
  * ex: set ro ft=c: */
diff --git a/perly.tab b/perly.tab
index c309288b01..476085e504 100644
--- a/perly.tab
+++ b/perly.tab
@@ -384,25 +384,25 @@ static const yytype_int16 yyrline[] =
     1188,  1190,  1195,  1197,  1205,  1206,  1207,  1212,  1213,  1218,
     1219,  1223,  1227,  1227,  1260,  1261,  1267,  1266,  1283,  1284,
     1289,  1294,  1288,  1306,  1308,  1310,  1312,  1314,  1318,  1320,
-    1325,  1329,  1333,  1337,  1342,  1360,  1375,  1394,  1410,  1425,
-    1440,  1442,  1444,  1447,  1446,  1460,  1461,  1465,  1469,  1472,
-    1477,  1480,  1484,  1491,  1497,  1499,  1501,  1506,  1508,  1510,
-    1512,  1514,  1516,  1521,  1523,  1525,  1527,  1529,  1531,  1533,
-    1535,  1537,  1539,  1541,  1543,  1545,  1547,  1549,  1551,  1555,
-    1557,  1559,  1561,  1563,  1567,  1569,  1573,  1575,  1577,  1579,
-    1583,  1585,  1590,  1592,  1595,  1597,  1599,  1602,  1605,  1616,
-    1619,  1627,  1629,  1631,  1634,  1636,  1639,  1641,  1646,  1651,
-    1653,  1657,  1658,  1659,  1660,  1661,  1663,  1665,  1667,  1669,
-    1671,  1673,  1675,  1677,  1679,  1681,  1683,  1685,  1687,  1697,
-    1707,  1717,  1727,  1729,  1731,  1734,  1739,  1743,  1745,  1747,
-    1749,  1752,  1754,  1757,  1759,  1761,  1763,  1765,  1767,  1769,
-    1771,  1773,  1776,  1778,  1780,  1782,  1784,  1786,  1790,  1793,
-    1792,  1805,  1806,  1807,  1812,  1814,  1816,  1818,  1823,  1825,
-    1828,  1830,  1832,  1837,  1842,  1847,  1855,  1863,  1862,  1880,
-    1881,  1885,  1886,  1890,  1891,  1896,  1901,  1903,  1907,  1911,
-    1912,  1918,  1922,  1923,  1924,  1927,  1928,  1931,  1932,  1935,
-    1939,  1943,  1949,  1955,  1957,  1961,  1965,  1966,  1970,  1971,
-    1975,  1976,  1981,  1983,  1985,  1988
+    1325,  1329,  1333,  1337,  1342,  1356,  1367,  1382,  1394,  1405,
+    1417,  1419,  1421,  1424,  1423,  1437,  1438,  1442,  1446,  1449,
+    1454,  1457,  1461,  1468,  1474,  1476,  1478,  1483,  1485,  1487,
+    1489,  1491,  1493,  1498,  1500,  1502,  1504,  1506,  1508,  1510,
+    1512,  1514,  1516,  1518,  1520,  1522,  1524,  1526,  1528,  1532,
+    1534,  1536,  1538,  1540,  1544,  1546,  1550,  1552,  1554,  1556,
+    1560,  1562,  1567,  1569,  1572,  1574,  1576,  1579,  1582,  1593,
+    1596,  1604,  1606,  1608,  1611,  1613,  1616,  1618,  1623,  1628,
+    1630,  1634,  1635,  1636,  1637,  1638,  1640,  1642,  1644,  1646,
+    1648,  1650,  1652,  1654,  1656,  1658,  1660,  1662,  1664,  1674,
+    1684,  1694,  1704,  1706,  1708,  1711,  1716,  1720,  1722,  1724,
+    1726,  1729,  1731,  1734,  1736,  1738,  1740,  1742,  1744,  1746,
+    1748,  1750,  1753,  1755,  1757,  1759,  1761,  1763,  1767,  1770,
+    1769,  1782,  1783,  1784,  1789,  1791,  1793,  1795,  1800,  1802,
+    1805,  1807,  1809,  1814,  1819,  1824,  1832,  1840,  1839,  1857,
+    1858,  1862,  1863,  1867,  1868,  1873,  1878,  1880,  1884,  1888,
+    1889,  1895,  1899,  1900,  1901,  1904,  1905,  1908,  1909,  1912,
+    1916,  1920,  1926,  1932,  1934,  1938,  1942,  1943,  1947,  1948,
+    1952,  1953,  1958,  1960,  1962,  1965
 };
 #endif

@@ -1667,6 +1667,6 @@ static const toketypes yy_type_tab[] =
 };

 /* Generated from:
- * b12d68c6ed2e81f035beefd1839db151da3de7f4f927226ab445f4f26d83aac2 perly.y
+ * b5e6ab7c55756d33fa71abcf265983baf1706f90247cd28f30e446d04f94b5d2 perly.y
  * ba173fe7f0e9b6b5465fb5d0705af3290ac7d8b511f0eead585307eb6c68918d regen_perly.pl
  * ex: set ro ft=c: */
diff --git a/perly.y b/perly.y
index a107e387df..00773c8f02 100644
--- a/perly.y
+++ b/perly.y
@@ -1346,14 +1346,10 @@ listop	:	LSTOP indirob listexpr /* map {...} @args or print $fh @args */
 		optexpr                     [arguments]
 		PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE
 			{
-				$$ = op_convert_list (
-					OP_ENTERSUB,
-					OPf_STACKED,
-					op_append_elem (
-						OP_LIST,
-						build_method_invocation_arguments (scalar ($target), $arguments),
-						newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, $method)
-					)
+				$$ = build_method_invocation (
+					scalar ($target),
+					newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, $method),
+					$arguments
 				);
 			}
 	|	/* $foo->bar */
@@ -1361,14 +1357,10 @@ listop	:	LSTOP indirob listexpr /* map {...} @args or print $fh @args */
 		ARROW
 		methodname                  [method]
 			{
-				$$ = op_convert_list (
-					OP_ENTERSUB,
-					OPf_STACKED,
-					op_append_elem (
-						OP_LIST,
-						build_method_invocation_arguments (scalar ($target), NULL),
-						newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, $method)
-					)
+				$$ = build_method_invocation (
+					scalar ($target),
+					newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, $method),
+					NULL
 				);
 			}
 	|	/* $foo->&bar(list) */
@@ -1380,14 +1372,10 @@ listop	:	LSTOP indirob listexpr /* map {...} @args or print $fh @args */
 		optexpr                     [arguments]
 		PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE
 			{
-				$$ = op_convert_list (
-					OP_ENTERSUB,
-					OPf_STACKED,
-					op_append_elem (
-						OP_LIST,
-						build_method_invocation_arguments (scalar ($target), $arguments),
-						newCVREF (0, $method)
-					)
+				$$ = build_method_invocation (
+					scalar ($target),
+					newCVREF (0, $method),
+					$arguments
 				);
 			}
 	|	/* $foo->&bar */
@@ -1396,14 +1384,10 @@ listop	:	LSTOP indirob listexpr /* map {...} @args or print $fh @args */
 		PERLY_AMPERSAND
 		subname                     [method]
 			{
-				$$ = op_convert_list (
-					OP_ENTERSUB,
-					OPf_STACKED,
-					op_append_elem (
-						OP_LIST,
-						build_method_invocation_arguments (scalar ($target), NULL),
-						newCVREF (0, $method)
-					)
+				$$ = build_method_invocation (
+					scalar ($target),
+					newCVREF (0, $method),
+					NULL
 				);
 			}
 	|	/* new Class @args */
@@ -1411,14 +1395,10 @@ listop	:	LSTOP indirob listexpr /* map {...} @args or print $fh @args */
 		indirob                     [target]
 		optlistexpr                 [arguments]
 			{
-				$$ = op_convert_list (
-					OP_ENTERSUB,
-					OPf_STACKED,
-					op_append_elem (
-						OP_LIST,
-						build_method_invocation_arguments ($target, $arguments),
-						newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, $method)
-					)
+				$$ = build_method_invocation (
+					$target,
+					newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, $method),
+					$arguments
 				);
 			}
 	|	/* method $object (@args) */
@@ -1428,13 +1408,10 @@ listop	:	LSTOP indirob listexpr /* map {...} @args or print $fh @args */
 		optexpr                     [arguments]
 		PERLY_PAREN_CLOSE
 			{
-				$$ = op_convert_list (
-					OP_ENTERSUB, OPf_STACKED,
-					op_append_elem (
-						OP_LIST,
-						build_method_invocation_arguments ($target, $arguments),
-						newMETHOP(OP_METHOD, 0, $method)
-					)
+				$$ = build_method_invocation (
+					$target,
+					newMETHOP (OP_METHOD, 0, $method),
+					$arguments
 				);
 			}
 	|	LSTOP optlistexpr                    /* print @args */
diff --git a/proto.h b/proto.h
index 2f683993e1..d57d113b28 100644
--- a/proto.h
+++ b/proto.h
@@ -571,6 +571,17 @@ Perl_build_infix_plugin(pTHX_ OP *lhs, OP *rhs, void *tokendata)
                  assert(tokendata); PERL_UNUSED_CONTEXT_FOR_ARGS_ASSERT;  \
     } STMT_END

+PERL_CALLCONV OP *
+Perl_build_method_invocation(pTHX_ OP *target, OP *method, OP *arguments)
+        Perl_attribute_nonnull_aTHX
+        Perl_attribute_nonnull(pTHX_1)
+        Perl_attribute_nonnull(pTHX_2)
+        __attribute__visibility__("hidden");
+#define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_BUILD_METHOD_INVOCATION \
+    STMT_START { Perl_assert_aTHX; assert(target); assert(method);  \
+                 PERL_UNUSED_CONTEXT_FOR_ARGS_ASSERT;               \
+    } STMT_END
+
 PERL_CALLCONV OP *
 Perl_build_method_invocation_arguments(pTHX_ OP *target, OP *arguments)
         Perl_attribute_nonnull_aTHX