You are right! Here is a patch: 
--- /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.00503/Data/Dumper.pm Fri May 28 18:34:02 19
+99
+++ Dumper.pm   Fri Sep  8 19:55:37 2000
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@
 # and recurse, of course.
 #
 sub _dump {
-  my($s, $val, $name) = @_;
+  my $s = shift;
+  my $val = shift;
+  my $name = shift;
   my($sname);
   my($out, $realpack, $realtype, $type, $ipad, $id, $blesspad);

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In Perl 5.6.0 the code was not patched, instead they made this line work properly. Does anyone know the exact bug that is being tripped across here?

In reply to RE (tilly) 2 (you got it!): Core Dumping with Arrays by tilly
in thread Core Dumping with Arrays by btrott

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