sub mul2 { my ( $str, $have_overflow ) = @_; my $ret = join '', reverse map { my $c = $_ * 2 + ( $have_overflow ? 1 : 0 ); $have_overflow = ( $c >= 10 ); ( $c % 10 ); } reverse split //, $str; ( $have_overflow ? 1 : '' ) . $ret; }