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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.