Re: core dump when installing libwww-perl-5b6

Jim Anderson (jander@lehman.com)
Fri, 29 Dec 95 16:13:17 EST


>>>>> "ga" == Gisle Aas <aas@a.sn.no> writes:

>> base/mediatypes.....FAILED on test 2
ga> The library probably picks your ~/.mime.types file.  Don't worry
ga> about this.

[...]

ga> I assume you are used one of the perl5.002beta versions of
ga> perl. If you do, you will need to apply this patch:

Right, perl5.002beta1f.

ga> The "Use of uninitialized value" warnings is caused by perl5.002
ga> giving warnings for:

ga>   $foo .= "str";

ga> when $foo happens to be undefined.  Perl5.001m did not complain
ga> about this.

ga> --Gisle

Thanks a lot. I'll try it out. Happy New Year!

jim

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