Perl regexp with /x switch

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Short Summary

In Perl a \x switch enables whitespaces inside a regexp
The characters after a '#' and between the linebreak are not considered as comments in terms of formatting.

Steps to Reproduce

Create a regexp with \x switch and add comments into it.
For example:
m/^(.{2}) # $byteLow 1 byte - any two characters after start
(.{2}) # $byteHigh 1 byte - any two characters
.{6} # - any 6 characters
$/x; # line end, x to enable whitespaces in regexp

Expected results

Every character shall be formatted as a comment between the # and the linebreak in the regexp, if the \x switch is enabled.

Actual results

The entire line has regexp format, even if a # is present with the \x switch.
See attached screenshot.

Platform Information

Komodo Edit, version 12.0.1, build 18441, platform win32-x86. Built on Tue Feb 11 04:14:27 2020.

Additional Information

https://perldoc.perl.org/perlre#/x-and-/xx