Re: Problem using Embperl on Debian Lenny

2008-07-15 Thread Neil Gunton
Hi Andrew, There definitely seems to be some kind of problem with the current binary Embperl package included with Lenny. All I did was build Embperl from the Debian source (using the standard build procedure, rather than the "debian way") and everything "just worked". No changes to the confi

Re: Problem using Embperl on Debian Lenny

2008-07-15 Thread Ed Grimm
As I understand it, Debian's freezes, like most software freezes I'm aware of, are 'except for bug fix' freezes. If that is correct, then the period right before the freeze is actually the *least* stable, not the most stable. Also, I've heard that patches similar to the one that caused the recent

RE: Problem using Embperl on Debian Lenny

2008-07-15 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Hi Ed, > As I understand it, Debian's freezes, like most software freezes I'm > aware of, are 'except for bug fix' freezes. If that is correct, then > the period right before the freeze is actually the *least* stable, not > the most stable. While I've never had any issues at any point in the re

RE: Problem using Embperl on Debian Lenny

2008-07-15 Thread Andrew O'Brien
Hi Neil, > There definitely seems to be some kind of problem with the current > binary Embperl package included with Lenny. All I did was > build Embperl > from the Debian source (using the standard build procedure, > rather than > the "debian way") and everything "just worked". No changes t