fix: Hash::MultiValue + blib/arch — splice spill, deref slice, dclone hooks

src/main/java/org/perlonjava/backend/bytecode/CompileAssignment.java

@@ -1189,31 +1189,54 @@ public static void compileAssignmentOperator(BytecodeCompiler bytecodeCompiler,
                 // Handle array slice assignment: @array[1, 3, 5] = (20, 30, 40)
                 if (leftBin.operator.equals("[") && leftBin.left instanceof OperatorNode arrayOp) {
 
-                    // Must be @array (not $array)
-                    if (arrayOp.operator.equals("@") && arrayOp.operand instanceof IdentifierNode) {
-                        String varName = "@" + ((IdentifierNode) arrayOp.operand).name;
-
+                    // Must be @array or @$ref (not $array)
+                    if (arrayOp.operator.equals("@")) {
                         int arrayReg;
-                        if (bytecodeCompiler.currentSubroutineBeginId != 0 && bytecodeCompiler.currentSubroutineClosureVars != null
-                                && bytecodeCompiler.currentSubroutineClosureVars.contains(varName)) {
+
+                        if (arrayOp.operand instanceof IdentifierNode) {
+                            String varName = "@" + ((IdentifierNode) arrayOp.operand).name;
+
+                            if (bytecodeCompiler.currentSubroutineBeginId != 0 && bytecodeCompiler.currentSubroutineClosureVars != null
+                                    && bytecodeCompiler.currentSubroutineClosureVars.contains(varName)) {
+                                arrayReg = bytecodeCompiler.allocateRegister();
+                                int nameIdx = bytecodeCompiler.addToStringPool(varName);
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emitWithToken(Opcodes.RETRIEVE_BEGIN_ARRAY, node.getIndex());
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emitReg(arrayReg);
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emit(nameIdx);
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emit(bytecodeCompiler.currentSubroutineBeginId);
+                            } else if (bytecodeCompiler.hasVariable(varName)) {
+                                arrayReg = bytecodeCompiler.getVariableRegister(varName);
+                            } else {
+                                arrayReg = bytecodeCompiler.allocateRegister();
+                                String globalArrayName = NameNormalizer.normalizeVariableName(
+                                        ((IdentifierNode) arrayOp.operand).name,
+                                        bytecodeCompiler.getCurrentPackage()
+                                );
+                                int nameIdx = bytecodeCompiler.addToStringPool(globalArrayName);
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emit(Opcodes.LOAD_GLOBAL_ARRAY);
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emitReg(arrayReg);
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emit(nameIdx);
+                            }
+                        } else if (arrayOp.operand instanceof OperatorNode || arrayOp.operand instanceof BlockNode) {
+                            // @$ref[@idx] = ... or @{expr}[@idx] = ...
+                            // Compile the scalar reference expression and dereference to array
+                            bytecodeCompiler.compileNode(arrayOp.operand, -1, RuntimeContextType.SCALAR);
+                            int scalarReg = bytecodeCompiler.lastResultReg;
                             arrayReg = bytecodeCompiler.allocateRegister();
-                            int nameIdx = bytecodeCompiler.addToStringPool(varName);
-                            bytecodeCompiler.emitWithToken(Opcodes.RETRIEVE_BEGIN_ARRAY, node.getIndex());
-                            bytecodeCompiler.emitReg(arrayReg);
-                            bytecodeCompiler.emit(nameIdx);
-                            bytecodeCompiler.emit(bytecodeCompiler.currentSubroutineBeginId);
-                        } else if (bytecodeCompiler.hasVariable(varName)) {
-                            arrayReg = bytecodeCompiler.getVariableRegister(varName);
+                            if (bytecodeCompiler.isStrictRefsEnabled()) {
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emitWithToken(Opcodes.DEREF_ARRAY, node.getIndex());
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emitReg(arrayReg);
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emitReg(scalarReg);
+                            } else {
+                                int pkgIdx = bytecodeCompiler.addToStringPool(bytecodeCompiler.getCurrentPackage());
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emitWithToken(Opcodes.DEREF_ARRAY_NONSTRICT, node.getIndex());
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emitReg(arrayReg);
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emitReg(scalarReg);
+                                bytecodeCompiler.emit(pkgIdx);
+                            }
                         } else {
-                            arrayReg = bytecodeCompiler.allocateRegister();
-                            String globalArrayName = NameNormalizer.normalizeVariableName(
-                                    ((IdentifierNode) arrayOp.operand).name,
-                                    bytecodeCompiler.getCurrentPackage()
-                            );
-                            int nameIdx = bytecodeCompiler.addToStringPool(globalArrayName);
-                            bytecodeCompiler.emit(Opcodes.LOAD_GLOBAL_ARRAY);
-                            bytecodeCompiler.emitReg(arrayReg);
-                            bytecodeCompiler.emit(nameIdx);
+                            bytecodeCompiler.throwCompilerException("Array slice assignment requires identifier or reference");
+                            return;
                         }
 
                         // Compile indices (right side of [])

src/main/java/org/perlonjava/backend/jvm/EmitOperator.java

@@ -534,9 +534,28 @@ static void handleSpliceBuiltin(EmitterVisitor emitterVisitor, OperatorNode node
 
                 if (first != null) {
                     try {
+                        MethodVisitor mv = emitterVisitor.ctx.mv;
                         first.accept(emitterVisitor.with(RuntimeContextType.LIST));
+
+                        // Spill the first operand before evaluating remaining args so
+                        // non-local control flow can't jump to returnLabel with an
+                        // extra value on the JVM operand stack.
+                        int firstSlot = emitterVisitor.ctx.javaClassInfo.acquireSpillSlot();
+                        boolean pooled = firstSlot >= 0;
+                        if (!pooled) {
+                            firstSlot = emitterVisitor.ctx.symbolTable.allocateLocalVariable();
+                        }
+                        mv.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ASTORE, firstSlot);
+
                         // Accept the remaining arguments in LIST context.
                         args.accept(emitterVisitor.with(RuntimeContextType.LIST));
+
+                        mv.visitVarInsn(Opcodes.ALOAD, firstSlot);
+                        mv.visitInsn(Opcodes.SWAP);
+
+                        if (pooled) {
+                            emitterVisitor.ctx.javaClassInfo.releaseSpillSlot();
+                        }
                     } finally {
                         listArgs.elements.addFirst(first);
                     }

src/main/java/org/perlonjava/core/Configuration.java

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public final class Configuration {
      * Automatically populated by Gradle/Maven during build.
      * DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY - this value is replaced at build time.
      */
-    public static final String gitCommitId = "b8043f312";
+    public static final String gitCommitId = "c6ee04074";
 
     /**
      * Git commit date of the build (ISO format: YYYY-MM-DD).
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public final class Configuration {
      * Parsed by App::perlbrew and other tools via: perl -V | grep "Compiled at"
      * DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY - this value is replaced at build time.
      */
-    public static final String buildTimestamp = "Apr 10 2026 11:59:23";
+    public static final String buildTimestamp = "Apr 10 2026 13:40:40";
 
     // Prevent instantiation
     private Configuration() {

src/main/java/org/perlonjava/frontend/parser/OperatorParser.java

@@ -252,6 +252,61 @@ static BinaryOperatorNode parsePrint(Parser parser, LexerToken token, int curren
         return new BinaryOperatorNode(token.text, handle, operand, currentIndex);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if a variable name refers to a forced-global variable that cannot
+     * be lexicalized with 'my' or 'state'.
+     *
+     * Perl rule: the following are always global:
+     * - $_, @_, %_ (the underscore variables, since Perl 5.30)
+     * - $0, $1, $2, ... (digit-only names)
+     * - $!, $/, $@, $;, $,, $., $|, etc. (single punctuation character names)
+     * - $^W, $^H, etc. (control character / caret variable names)
+     */
+    private static boolean isGlobalOnlyVariable(String name) {
+        if (name == null || name.isEmpty()) return false;
+
+        // Underscore: $_, @_, %_ are all forced global (since Perl 5.30)
+        if (name.equals("_")) return true;
+
+        // Digit-only names: $0, $1, $2, ...
+        boolean allDigits = true;
+        for (int i = 0; i < name.length(); i++) {
+            if (!Character.isDigit(name.charAt(i))) {
+                allDigits = false;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (allDigits) return true;
+
+        // Single ASCII non-alphanumeric, non-underscore character: $!, $/, $@, $;, etc.
+        // Only check ASCII range — Unicode characters (>= 128) may be valid identifiers
+        // even if Java's Character.isLetterOrDigit() doesn't recognize them.
+        if (name.length() == 1) {
+            char c = name.charAt(0);
+            if (c < 128 && !Character.isLetterOrDigit(c) && c != '_') return true;
+        }
+
+        // Control character prefix (caret variables like $^W stored as chr(23))
+        if (name.charAt(0) < 32) return true;
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Format a variable name for display in error messages.
+     * Converts internal control character representation back to ^X form.
+     * E.g., chr(23) + "" becomes "^W", chr(8) + "MATCH" becomes "^HMATCH".
+     */
+    private static String formatVarNameForDisplay(String name) {
+        if (name == null || name.isEmpty()) return name;
+        char first = name.charAt(0);
+        if (first < 32) {
+            // Control character: convert to ^X notation
+            return "^" + (char) (first + 'A' - 1) + name.substring(1);
+        }
+        return name;
+    }
+
     private static void addVariableToScope(EmitterContext ctx, String operator, OperatorNode node) {
         String sigil = node.operator;
         if ("$@%".contains(sigil)) {
@@ -260,7 +315,19 @@ private static void addVariableToScope(EmitterContext ctx, String operator, Oper
             if (identifierNode instanceof IdentifierNode) { // my $a
                 String name = ((IdentifierNode) identifierNode).name;
                 String var = sigil + name;
-
+
+                // Check for global-only variables in my/state declarations
+                // Perl: "Can't use global $0 in "my""
+                if ((operator.equals("my") || operator.equals("state"))
+                        && isGlobalOnlyVariable(name)) {
+                    throw new PerlCompilerException(
+                            node.getIndex(),
+                            "Can't use global " + sigil + formatVarNameForDisplay(name)
+                                    + " in \"" + operator + "\"",
+                            ctx.errorUtil
+                    );
+                }
+
                 // Check for redeclaration warnings
                 if (operator.equals("our")) {
                     // For 'our', only warn if redeclared in the same package (matching Perl behavior)

src/main/java/org/perlonjava/runtime/perlmodule/Storable.java

@@ -548,9 +548,12 @@ private static RuntimeScalar deepClone(RuntimeScalar scalar, IdentityHashMap<Obj
                         RuntimeArray thawArgs = new RuntimeArray();
                         RuntimeArray.push(thawArgs, newObj);
                         RuntimeArray.push(thawArgs, new RuntimeScalar(1)); // cloning = true
-                        // Pass serialized data and any extra refs from freeze
-                        for (int i = 0; i < freezeArray.size(); i++) {
-                            RuntimeArray.push(thawArgs, freezeArray.get(i));
+                        // First element is the serialized string — pass as-is
+                        RuntimeArray.push(thawArgs, freezeArray.get(0));
+                        // Remaining elements are extra refs — deep-clone them
+                        // so the thawed object gets independent copies
+                        for (int i = 1; i < freezeArray.size(); i++) {
+                            RuntimeArray.push(thawArgs, deepClone(freezeArray.get(i), cloned));
                         }
                         RuntimeCode.apply(thawMethod, thawArgs, RuntimeContextType.VOID);
                     }

src/main/java/org/perlonjava/runtime/regex/CaptureNameEncoder.java

@@ -161,15 +161,64 @@ public static boolean isCodeBlockCapture(String captureName) {
         return captureName != null && captureName.startsWith("cb") && captureName.length() > 5;
     }
 
-    // FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS:
-    // 
-    // For underscore support: (?<my_name>)
-    // Use the same hex encoding pattern: (?<ncHEX>) where HEX encodes "my_name"
-    // Then %CAPTURE decodes back to show original name to user
+    // UNDERSCORE ENCODING:
     //
-    // For duplicate names: (?<name>a)|(?<name>b)  
-    // Encode with disambiguation: (?<ncHEX1>a)|(?<ncHEX2>b) where HEX encodes "name"
-    // Track mapping for proper capture group retrieval
+    // Java regex doesn't allow underscores in group names (only [a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*).
+    // Perl allows \w+ (letters, digits, underscores) for group names.
     //
-    // The generic hex encoding pattern is reusable for all Java regex limitations!
+    // Encoding: Replace each underscore with "U95" (ASCII code 95 for '_')
+    //   (?<my_name>) → (?<myU95name>)
+    //   (?<_>)       → (?<U95>)
+    //   (?<_foo>)    → (?<U95foo>)
+    //
+    // Names starting with underscore need a letter prefix for Java, so U95 works
+    // since it starts with 'U'. To avoid ambiguity, literal "U95" sequences in
+    // names are escaped as "UU95" (the 'U' itself is escaped).
+
+    /**
+     * Encodes a Perl capture group name for use in Java regex.
+     * Replaces underscores with "U95" and escapes literal "U95" sequences.
+     *
+     * @param perlName The original Perl capture group name
+     * @return The encoded name safe for Java regex, or the original if no encoding needed
+     */
+    public static String encodeGroupName(String perlName) {
+        if (perlName == null || (!perlName.contains("_") && !perlName.contains("U95"))) {
+            return perlName;
+        }
+        // First escape any existing "U95" as "UU95" to avoid ambiguity
+        String encoded = perlName.replace("U95", "UU95");
+        // Then replace underscores with "U95"
+        encoded = encoded.replace("_", "U95");
+        return encoded;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Decodes a Java regex capture group name back to the original Perl name.
+     * Reverses the encoding done by encodeGroupName.
+     *
+     * @param javaName The encoded Java group name
+     * @return The original Perl capture group name
+     */
+    public static String decodeGroupName(String javaName) {
+        if (javaName == null || !javaName.contains("U95")) {
+            return javaName;
+        }
+        // First restore underscores from "U95"
+        String decoded = javaName.replace("U95", "_");
+        // Then restore literal "U95" from "U_95" (which was "UU95" before first step)
+        decoded = decoded.replace("U_95", "U95");
+        return decoded;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if a capture group name is an internal name that should be hidden
+     * from user-visible variables like %+ and %-.
+     *
+     * @param captureName The capture group name to check
+     * @return true if this is an internal capture (code block or \K marker)
+     */
+    public static boolean isInternalCapture(String captureName) {
+        return isCodeBlockCapture(captureName) || "perlK".equals(captureName);
+    }
 }