$ for v in 5.8.9 5.10t 5.12t 5.14t 5.16t 5.18t 5.20t; do echo $v $v/bin/perl -le'print ref( qr/x/ )' done 5.8.9 Regexp 5.10t Regexp 5.12t Regexp 5.14t Regexp 5.16t Regexp 5.18t Regexp 5.20t Regexp