Public bug reported: Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch) Release: 12.04
Package: fcheck-2.7.59-17 I upgraded a pretty stock Ubuntu 11.11 to 12.04, and now I'm getting cron emails complaining: Use of assignment to $[ is deprecated at /usr/sbin/fcheck line 1366. This is due to new features in Perl 5.12 and is true: [...] 1357 ############################################################################### 1358 # $x=&ctime($y); # 1359 # This support routine will return the converted time to human readable format# 1360 # Basically, I'm trying to get away from any functions that may not be in any # 1361 # very minimal PERL distribution. # 1362 ############################################################################### 1363 sub ctime 1364 { 1365 local($time) = @_; > 1366 local($[) = 0; 1367 local($sec, $min, $hour, $mday, $mon, $year, $wday); [...] Hints: http://perldoc.perl.org/perl5120delta.html#Deprecations http://www.effectiveperlprogramming.com/blog/463 I'm a little confused as to why it's doing that, since zero-based arrays are the default anyway. ** Affects: fcheck (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964429 Title: Use of assignment to $[ is deprecated at /usr/sbin/fcheck line 1366. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fcheck/+bug/964429/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs