Bug#365125: perl: More info
vaqfla...@spammotel.com
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.
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-- 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
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Brendan O'Dea
thanks
On Tue, May 09, 2006 at 06:50:01PM -0400, vaqfla...@spammotel.com wrote:
>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.
OK. It would seem that the utf8 change introduced in sarge4 does indeed
not play nicely with the newer version of Tk.
I've prepared a new version of debian/patches/23_fix_utf8_taint which
incorporates upstream changes #23084 and #23085 from Nick Ing-Simmonds
for Tk.
This seems to work for the original testcase for utf8/taint, and the
widget demo from perl-tk 804.027-4 works for me.
Please test:
$ apt-get source perl
$ cd perl-5.8.4
$ debian/rules unpatch
[replace debian/patches/23_fix_utf8_taint attached]
$ debian/rules patch
$ dch -n Test Tk fix
$ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc
--bod
Helmut Lichtenberg
> tags 365125 + patch pending
> thanks
>
> On Tue, May 09, 2006 at 06:50:01PM -0400, vaqfla...@spammotel.com wrote:
> OK. It would seem that the utf8 change introduced in sarge4 does indeed
> not play nicely with the newer version of Tk.
>
> I've prepared a new version of debian/patches/23_fix_utf8_taint which
> incorporates upstream changes #23084 and #23085 from Nick Ing-Simmonds
> for Tk.
>
> This seems to work for the original testcase for utf8/taint, and the
> widget demo from perl-tk 804.027-4 works for me.
>
> Please test:
>
> $ apt-get source perl
> $ cd perl-5.8.4
> $ debian/rules unpatch
> [replace debian/patches/23_fix_utf8_taint attached]
> $ debian/rules patch
> $ dch -n Test Tk fix
> $ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -us -uc
>
> --bod
I followed your instructions, rebuilt the packages and everything works for me
now.
Thanks for your help
Helmut
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