perlprimer crashes on start: Can't use 'defined(@array)'

[hschaefer]

Using (k)ubuntu 16.04 x64. Perlprimer won't start. on the console it gives the following error:

$ perlprimer
Can't use 'defined(@array)' (Maybe you should just omit the defined()?) at /usr/bin/perlprimer line 5229.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[A. Martos (al3xarm)]

Same on Ubuntu Gnome 16.04 x64

[hschaefer (schaefer-heinrich)]

The fix is easy, though. As suggested in the error message, edit /usr/bin/perlprimer and change line #5229 to:

'''
 unless (@$slist && defined($hlist_sel)) {
'''

[A. Martos (al3xarm)]

Fix work fine, thanks.

[Charles Plessy (plessy)]

Fixed in version 1.1.21-3