my $contents = do { local $/; <DATA> };

while ($contents =~
   /
      \s* ([^=\s]+) \s* = \s*
      (
         (?:
            (?! \s*
               (?:
                  [^=\s]+ \s* =
               |
                  $
               )
            )
            .
         )*
      )
   /xmsg
) {
   print("[$1 => $2]\n");
}

__DATA__
name1=value1
             name2 = value2
name3 = value3
   but wait, there is
 more
name4=
  value4

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[name1 => value1]
[name2 => value2]
[name3 => value3]
[name4 => value4]

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Update: The above works by never allowing bad data in the value. The following is an alternate solution that works by starting with an empty value, and extending it as much as possible. 

my $contents = do { local $/; <DATA> };

while ($contents =~
   /
      \s* ([^=\s]+) \s* = \s* (.*?)

      # Extend the value.
      (?= \s*
         (?:
            [^=\s]+ \s* =
         |
            $
         )
      )
   /xmsg
) {
   print("[$1 => $2]\n");
}

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In reply to Re: Parsing using m//g by ikegami
in thread Parsing using m//g by pbeckingham

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