Perl 5.6.1 now available

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.

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.

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

Note that the new package dependencies require special procedures to
upgrade existing Perl installations. It is not sufficient to use the
"freshen" mode of RPM; instead, it is necessary to use the "upgrade" mode.
To perform the update for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Uvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is the list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. It is
required that both the core perl RPM and the four new associated perl
modules be installed simultaneously, which means there should be five
filenames listed on the above command line. 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.

http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6.1/pod/perldelta.html

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