P:\test>perl -v

This is perl, v5.8.2 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 25 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)

Copyright 1987-2003, Larry Wall

Binary build 808 provided by ActiveState Corp. http://www.ActiveState.com
ActiveState is a division of Sophos.
Built Dec  9 2003 10:19:40

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on
this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'.  If you have access to the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Page.


P:\test>perl -de1

Loading DB routines from perl5db.pl version 1.22
Editor support available.

Enter h or `h h' for help, or `perldoc perldebug' for more help.

main::(-e:1):   1
  DB<1> ($a,b) = chop
Can't modify constant item in list assignment at (eval 5)[c:/Perl/lib/perl5db.pl:618] line 2, at EOF

  DB<2>