I find the suggestions to use eval EXPR unwise and suggestions to use s///ee (eval EXPR's disguised form) deplorable. Don't generate code for eval that you can't easily validate. Fortunately, eval EXPR is not needed. Here's a copy of my earlier answer to the same question.

For imsx, you can use (?switches:pattern). For g, you'll have to use an if. 

my $source = "abc";
my $find = "a";
my $replace = "x";
my %opts = (
   i => 1,
   m => 0,
   s => 0,
   x => 0,
   g => 1,
);

my $opts = join '', map { $opts{$_}?$_:'' } qw( i m s x );
my $re = "(?$opts:$find)";

if ($opts{g}) {
   $source =~ s/$re/$replace/g;
} else {
   $source =~ s/$re/$replace/;
}

print $source;

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Update: Fixed where %opts was referenced as %opt.

In reply to Re: How to apply modifiers to a substitution via variable? by ikegami
in thread How to apply modifiers to a substitution via variable? by lokiloki

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