Dont know how can I help with debugging here.
Fresh perl setup with perlbrew:
lamoz@lamoz:~/tmp$ ./lala.pl
Wide character in print at ./lala.pl line 12.
{
���"Boom!"lamoz@lamoz:~/tmp$ perl -v
This is perl, v5.10.1 (*) built for x86_64-linux-thread-multi
Copyright 1987-2009, Larry Wall
Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit.
Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on
this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to the
Internet, point your browser at
http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page.
lamoz@lamoz:~/tmp$ cat lala.pl
#!/usr/bin/env perl
use JSON::YAJL::Generator;
my $g;
{
my @p = ( 1, ' ' );
$g = JSON::YAJL::Generator->new( @p );
}
$g->map_open;
$g->string( "Boom!" );
print $g->get_buf;
lamoz@lamoz:~/tmp$ cpan
cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v2.00)
Enter 'h' for help.
cpan[1]> m JSON::YAJL
Reading '/home/lamoz/.cpan/Metadata'
Database was generated on Sat, 17 Oct 2015 21:41:02 GMT
Module id = JSON::YAJL
CPAN_USERID LBROCARD (Leon Brocard <acme@astray.com>)
CPAN_VERSION 0.10
CPAN_FILE L/LB/LBROCARD/JSON-YAJL-0.10.tar.gz
UPLOAD_DATE 2011-08-05
MANPAGE JSON::YAJL - An interface to the YAJL JSON parsing and generation library
INST_FILE /home/lamoz/perl5/perlbrew/perls/perl-5.10.1/lib/site_perl/5.10.1/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/JSON/YAJL.pm
INST_VERSION 0.10
