gud.el: invoke 'perldb' with '-E' instead of '-e'

* lisp/progmodes/gud.el (gud-perldb-massage-args): Allow '-E' switch
and use it as a default in favor of '-e'

* etc/NEWS ('perldb' now recognizes '-E') New entry in section 'Gud'

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 2747cec18c5..be647f6bbbc 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1250,6 +1250,12 @@ be used as a file-local variable.
 If given a prefix, it will query the user for an argument to use for
 the run/continue command.
 
+---
+*** 'perldb' now recognizes '-E'
+As of Perl 5.10, 'perl -E 0' behaves like 'perl -e 0' but also activates
+all optional features of the Perl version in use.  'perldb' now uses
+this invocation as its default.
+
 ** Customize
 
 ---
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/gud.el b/lisp/progmodes/gud.el
index be43effed7d..ccc57205757 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/gud.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/gud.el
@@ -1577,16 +1577,17 @@ into one that invokes an Emacs-enabled debugging session.
          (seen-e nil)
          (shift (lambda () (push (pop args) new-args))))
 
-    ;; Pass all switches and -e scripts through.
+    ;; Pass all switches and -E/-e scripts through.
     (while (and args
                 (string-match "^-" (car args))
                 (not (equal "-" (car args)))
                 (not (equal "--" (car args))))
-      (when (equal "-e" (car args))
+      (when (or (equal "-E" (car args)) (equal "-e" (car args)))
         ;; -e goes with the next arg, so shift one extra.
-        (or (funcall shift)
-            ;; -e as the last arg is an error in Perl.
-            (error "No code specified for -e"))
+        (funcall shift)
+        (or args
+            ;; -E (or -e) as the last arg is an error in Perl.
+            (error "No code specified for %s" (car new-args)))
         (setq seen-e t))
       (funcall shift))
 
@@ -1697,7 +1698,7 @@ The directory containing the perl program becomes the initial
 working directory and source-file directory for your debugger."
   (interactive
    (list (gud-query-cmdline 'perldb
-                            (concat (or (buffer-file-name) "-e 0") " "))))
+                            (concat (or (buffer-file-name) "-E 0") " "))))
 
   (gud-common-init command-line 'gud-perldb-massage-args
                    'gud-perldb-marker-filter)