We're back to 356.
/o/&&print+chr(p); --- /o/&&print+chr p;

Update: I'm not positive, as I don't know the language, but I think the following can also be done:

$0=p,$_=p,v int$_/$0,$_%$0if/e/; --- v int($_=p)/($0=p),$_%$0if/e/;
Saves 2 characters. As I only have one very simple test program, it may not be exercising that spot very well.
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Update2: With the same caveat ...

/s/&&v-(p)+p; --- /s/&&v+p-p;

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In reply to Re: Re: err, i miscounted by dragonchild
in thread Is Perl less compact than Ruby? (Kind of competition) by locked_user mtve

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