I did also had problems with perl scripts after installing the security patch. Strategy for fixing has been worked out and reported here:
http://bulknews.typepad.com/blog/2009/02/mac-os-x-security-update-2009001-br eaks-perl-cpan.html As well as in Apple forum http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1905157&tstart=0 This recipe worked for me so far. Landry Le 15/02/09 12:10, « Alan Fry » <a...@afco.demon.co.uk> a écrit : > I have an Intel MacPro running Mac OS X 10.5.6 (Perl 5.8.8) and a copy > of PDF::API2. This has worked flawlessly for a long time. > > Suddenly it has failed. There have been no changes at all to the > machine apart from a recent 'Security Update', which I think had to do > mostly with a loophole in Safari. > > This minimal script: > > my $pdf_in = PDF::API2->open($file_in) or die "$!\n"; > my $pdf_out = PDF::API2->new or die "$!\n"; > > $page = $pdf_out->page; > $page->mediabox(595, 842); > $gfx = $page->gfx; > #$xo = $pdf_out->importPageIntoForm($pdf_in, 1); > #$gfx->formimage($xo, 0, 0, 1); > > fails with the error message: > > Undefined subroutine &Compress::Zlib::compress called at /Library/Perl/ > 5.8.8/PDF/API2/Content.pm line 103. > > However the folder 'Compress' is there, (alongside the folder > 'PDF"which contains the module), the file 'Zlib' in that folder, and > Zlib has a subroutine named 'compress'. So what can possibly have gone > wrong here? > > If the last two lines above are uncommented, the error message becomes: > > Can't call method "infilt" on an undefined value at /Library/Perl/ > 5.8.8/PDF/API2/Util.pm line 667. > > presumably as a result of failure to access Zlib subroutines? > > I have run 'repair permissions' which has not altered the situation > and run out of ideas of what to do next. > > I would be most grateful if anyone could help. > > Alan Fry
