bug#35925: perl-mode wrecks formats

[Mauro Aranda]

tags 35925 patch
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積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> writes:

> In perl-mode,
>
> format FH =
> @<< @# @<< @### @<<<<< @# @<<<< @#
> (split)[0..5, 7..8]
> .
> write FH;
>
> becomes
>
> format FH =
>     @<< @# @<< @### @<<<<< @# @<<<< @#
>     (split)[0..5, 7..8]
>     .
>     write FH;
>
> wrecking output indentation and even introducing a syntax error on 
the "." line.
>
> (See man perlform.)
>
> Seen with C-x h TAB, emacs-version "26.1".

AFAICS, perl-mode doesn't recognize a format declaration when indenting.
I attach a patch that adds a check, plus some tests.

0001-Fix-indentation-in-perl-mode-Bug-35925.patch
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