Package: perl Version: 5.8.4-8sarge4 Followup-For: Bug #365125
I would like to add some more info on this bug to help others such as me that have been bitten by this. I use a program VOCP to do voice message processing among other things and it uses perl-tk 804.027 for its graphical elements. These elements ceased to function upon upgrading to perl_5.8.4-8sarge4. I've discovered that you can downgrade the single package perl-base to perl-base_5.8.4-8sarge3 available at snapshot.debian.net to restore perl-tk functionallity. example: wget http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2006/01/17/debian-security/pool/updates/main/p/perl/perl-base_5.8.4-8sarge3_i386.deb dpkg -i perl-base_5.8.4-8sarge3_i386.deb Other archetectures are available at the same location. WARNING: See Bug#227621 to see if it effects you before deciding to downgrade. I've also found that if you build perl_5.8.4-8sarge4 from source without the patch debian/patches/23_fix_utf8_taint, you will get a custom built perl_5.8.4-8sarge4 which will work with perl-tk 804.027 example: mkdir perl cd perl apt-get source perl=5.8.4-8sarge4 cd perl-5.8.4 fakeroot debian/rules clean debian/rules unpatch rm debian/patches/23_fix_utf8_taint vi patches-applied # remove the line debian/patches/23_fix_utf8_taint and save your changes debian/rules patch dch -i # edit the changelog for your custom package pkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc # if your told you need any additional packages installed to build perl, install them and issue this command again cd ../ dpkg -i perl-base_5.8.4-8sarge4< your custom designation >_i386.deb or dpkg -i *.deb # to install all perl 5.8.4-8sarge4< your custom designation > packages you built It may be possible to edit 23_fix_utf8_taint to further isolate or eliminate this bug but thats probably beyond my capabilities. *** .reportbug.sig NOTE: Due to debian.org's inadequate measures to prevent email address harvesting from bugs.debian.org, you must include "Bugs#", without the quotes, in the subject of any email that you wish to send me. Thank You. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (800, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-3-686 Locale: LANG=en_CA, LC_CTYPE=en_CA (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages perl depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22sarge3 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libdb4.2 4.2.52-18 Berkeley v4.2 Database Libraries [ ii libgdbm3 1.8.3-2 GNU dbm database routines (runtime ii perl-base 5.8.4-8sarge4custom1 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis ii perl-modules 5.8.4-8sarge4 Core Perl modules -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
