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but there must be a better way than 
  DB<184> p reverse unpack ('B8B8',$m0)
0000011100000101
  DB<185>

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Sure, since unpack 'B8B8' yields a list with 2 bytes. I'd say 

  DB<185> p reverse unpack 'b16',$m0
0000011100000101
  DB<186>

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perl -le'print map{pack c,($-++?1:13)+ord}split//,ESEL'

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Re^2: Displaying bit-vectors with Most Significant Bits to the left?
by LanX (Saint) on Jan 05, 2020 at 14:57 UTC
    Using reverse on a single value in list context is a no-op.

    You posted untested code in a fake demo.

    So clever!

      DB<315> undef $m1; vec($m1,$_,1)=1 for 0,2,8,9,10

  DB<316> x unpack 'b16',$m1
0  1010000011100000
  DB<317> p reverse unpack 'b16',$m1
1010000011100000
  DB<318> p scalar reverse unpack 'b16',$m1
0000011100000101
  DB<319>

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    Cheers Rolf
    (addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
    Wikisyntax for the Monastery FootballPerl is like chess, only without the dice

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      You posted untested code in a fake demo.

      So clever!

      Thanks for calling me a fool. So nice! 

      p scalar reverse unpack 'b16',$m1

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      Yeah, the scalar was missing, which you spotted and corrected.

      So what?

      perl -le'print map{pack c,($-++?1:13)+ord}split//,ESEL'
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        > So what?

        Well, you've pretended to show tested code.

        Think about it.

        Cheers Rolf
        (addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
        Wikisyntax for the Monastery FootballPerl is like chess, only without the dice

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