- SV* rcopy = Nullsv;
-
- if (SvGMAGICAL(left))
- mg_get(left);
- if (TARG == right && SvGMAGICAL(right))
- mg_get(right);
-
- if (TARG == right && left != right)
- /* Clone since otherwise we cannot prepend. */
- rcopy = sv_2mortal(newSVsv(right));
-
- if (TARG != left)
- sv_setsv(TARG, left);
+ STRLEN llen;
+ char* lpv;
+ bool lbyte;
+ STRLEN rlen;
+ char* rpv = SvPV(right, rlen); /* mg_get(right) happens here */
+ bool rbyte = !SvUTF8(right);
+
+ if (TARG == right && right != left) {
+ right = sv_2mortal(newSVpvn(rpv, rlen));
+ rpv = SvPV(right, rlen); /* no point setting UTF8 here */
+ }
+
+ if (TARG != left) {
+ lpv = SvPV(left, llen); /* mg_get(left) may happen here */
+ lbyte = !SvUTF8(left);
+ sv_setpvn(TARG, lpv, llen);
+ if (!lbyte)
+ SvUTF8_on(TARG);
+ else
+ SvUTF8_off(TARG);
+ }
+ else { /* TARG == left */
+ if (SvGMAGICAL(left))
+ mg_get(left); /* or mg_get(left) may happen here */
+ if (!SvOK(TARG))
+ sv_setpv(left, "");
+ lpv = SvPV_nomg(left, llen);
+ lbyte = !SvUTF8(left);
+ }