---------------------------------------------------------------------
Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis: Perl 5.6.1 now available
Advisory ID: RHBA-2002:023-07
Issue date: 2002-02-07
Updated on: 2002-03-04
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords: perl
Cross references:
Obsoletes:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Topic:
Red Hat Linux 7.2 shipped with perl 5.6.0. This errata updates that
release to Perl 5.6.1, which contains numerous bugfixes, enhancements, and
improvements, while maintaining full backwards compatibility. The
perldelta(1) man page contains full lists of improvements, far too numerous
to list here.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Linux 7.2 - i386, ia64
3. Problem description:
Perl 5.6.0 contains a number of bugs fixed in the latest release, Perl
5.6.1. A number of Perl modules, such as CGI, have also been updated to
match the versions shipped with Perl 5.6.1. Some of these modules have
been split into separate packages for easier management and upgrading.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla for more info):
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Linux 7.2:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/SRPMS/perl-5.6.1-26.72.3.src.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/SRPMS/mod_perl-1.26-2.src.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/perl-5.6.1-26.72.3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/perl-CGI-2.752-26.72.3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/perl-CPAN-1.59_54-26.72.3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/perl-DB_File-1.75-26.72.3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/perl-NDBM_File-1.75-26.72.3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/mod_perl-1.26-2.i386.rpm
ia64:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/ia64/perl-5.6.1-26.72.3.ia64.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/ia64/perl-CGI-2.752-26.72.3.ia64.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/ia64/perl-CPAN-1.59_54-26.72.3.ia64.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/ia64/perl-DB_File-1.75-26.72.3.ia64.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/ia64/perl-NDBM_File-1.75-26.72.3.ia64.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/ia64/mod_perl-1.26-2.ia64.rpm
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
acf90b33fea2e653576ae0f8cfcfb72e 7.2/en/os/SRPMS/mod_perl-1.26-2.src.rpm
a091f3e98c21459aadef7caace4d41af 7.2/en/os/SRPMS/perl-5.6.1-26.72.3.src.rpm
71c3ae3199491297754c0f2a66d2f7d8 7.2/en/os/i386/mod_perl-1.26-2.i386.rpm
8b4784f7c2fd8150429c4303c04b2f2a 7.2/en/os/i386/perl-5.6.1-26.72.3.i386.rpm
6cb2ac727eec9bf061daafd8c52dea25 7.2/en/os/i386/perl-CGI-2.752-26.72.3.i386.rpm
a047a318351eb7bcdb97ac10aa705dba 7.2/en/os/i386/perl-CPAN-1.59_54-26.72.3.i386.rpm
6341b7f192beb3da82dc4dfb17dfd474 7.2/en/os/i386/perl-DB_File-1.75-26.72.3.i386.rpm
61446e0d4a0a4b5a8b2f6a6d1cd220b7 7.2/en/os/i386/perl-NDBM_File-1.75-26.72.3.i386.rpm
a6052653b1de4b10df46cb8fd162c2d2 7.2/en/os/ia64/mod_perl-1.26-2.ia64.rpm
a80d1d369488c9418ca8a1447b471498 7.2/en/os/ia64/perl-5.6.1-26.72.3.ia64.rpm
74b37e73385fd85267c65d59423185f6 7.2/en/os/ia64/perl-CGI-2.752-26.72.3.ia64.rpm
c02b8e790156e3df8a47539e107da9f6 7.2/en/os/ia64/perl-CPAN-1.59_54-26.72.3.ia64.rpm
a5b653b3272efd6e9f9f6d3dc5e262d8 7.2/en/os/ia64/perl-DB_File-1.75-26.72.3.ia64.rpm
3794e329f3d41863dee7ad58f5634982 7.2/en/os/ia64/perl-NDBM_File-1.75-26.72.3.ia64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our key
is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/about/contact/pgpkey.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm --checksig <filename>
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or
tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:
rpm --checksig --nogpg <filename>
8. References:
http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6.1/pod/perldelta.html
Copyright(c) 2000, 2001, 2002 Red Hat, Inc.
