I've done some research on the main::-1 bug, and have found the following:
- RedHat released an unsupported, unreleased, development version of Perl with
version 5.2
- I've already confirmed that this version of Perl has problems with its
default IO module, which is why the newer installation instructions as you
to install IO.
- The fix seems to be to either downgrade to the version of Perl that came
with RedHat 5.1, or upgrade to the version of Perl that comes with 6.0.
To fix using RPMs:
1) Download either the RPM file Perl that comes with RedHat 5.1 or the one
that comes with RedHat 6.0
The RedHat 6.0 version of Perl is available at:
- ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/redhat-6.0/i386/RedHat/RPMS/perl-5.00503-2.i386.rpm
The RedHat 5.1 version of Perl is available at:
- ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/redhat-5.1/i386/RedHat/RPMS/perl-5.004-6.i386.rpm
2) Install the RPM using one of the following commands, depending on which
version you downloaded:
rpm -U --force perl-5.004-6.i386.rpm
rpm -U --force perl-5.00503-2.i386.rpm
To fix using Perl source code:
1) Download the source code from:
- http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/stable.tar.gz
2) run "sh Configure"
3) run "make"
4) run "make test"
5) run "make install"
I personally have fixed the problem by installing Perl from source, and have
confirmed with another user that downgrading to Perl 5.004 also works.
References:
http://www.deja.com/=dnt_mn/getdoc.xp?AN=431075526&fmt=text
http://www.deja.com/=dnt_mn/getdoc.xp?AN=415562952&fmt=text
Thanks to all who helped find this bug!
David
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David Coppit - Graduate Student [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The University of Virginia http://coppit.org/
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