OK, so this is somewhat sub-serious, but it is about Perl (the source, anyway) and I am looking for wisdom.

In the Perl source (now in mg.c, but previously in stab.c) is this comment from Larry: 

      /* And you'll never guess what the dog had */
      /*   in its mouth... */

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The only reference I can find that seems related (courtesy of the all-seeing Oracle) is to an urban legend about a dog bringing home a dead rabbit.

Is that it? I can kind of see the connection: it's in a section of code that's taint-checking the PATH from the environment so you don't get any nasty surprises.

Anyone know for sure?

In reply to What DID the dog have in its mouth? by VSarkiss

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