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=item split

This features provides C<split> to C<@_> in void and scalar context.

This was removed from perl in 5.11.

=item $*

This feature provides the C<$*> variable, which, when set to an integer
other than zero, puts an implicit C</m> on every regular expression.

Unlike the C<$*> variable in perl 5.8 and earlier, this only works at
compile-time and is lexically
scoped (like C<$[> in 5.10-5.14). It only works with constant values.
C<$* = $val> does not work.

<$*> was removed in perl 5.9.

=back

=head1 BUGS

Please report any bugs you find via L<http://rt.cpan.org> or
L<bug-Classic-Perl@rt.cpan.org>.

=head1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Much of the structural code in the XS file was stolen from Vincent Pit's
C<autovivification> module and tweaked. The F<ptable.h> file was taken
straight from his module without modifications. (I have been subsequently
informed that he stole it from B::Hooks::OP::Check, which pilfered it from
autobox, which filched it from perl. :-)

Andrew Main (Zefram) added support for C<$[> in 5.16.

=head1 SINE QUIBUS NON

L<perl> 5 or higher

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2010-17 Father Chrysostomos

  use Classic'Perl;
  split / /, 'org . cpan @ sprout';
  print reverse "\n", @_;

This program is free software; you may redistribute it, modify it or both
under the same terms as perl.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<Array::Base>, L<String:Base>,
L<perl>, L<C<split> in perlfunc|perlfunc/split>,
L<C<$*> in perlvar|perlvar/$*>,
C<C<$[> in perlvar|perlvar/$[>

L<any::feature> is an experimental module that backports new Perl features
to older versions.

The L<Modern::Perl> module enables various pragmata which are currently
popular.