perl bug fix update

Advisory:	RHBA-2008:0876-3
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2008-09-17
Last updated on:	2008-09-17
Affected Products:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.z server)
OVAL:	N/A

Details

Updated perl packages that fix a performance issue are now available.

Perl is a high-level programming language commonly used for system
administration utilities and Web programming.

These updated packages fix a large performance degradation. This issue was
most noticeable when using "bless" and "overload" combinations, as well as
when using the Perl DBI modules.

Users of perl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve this issue.

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`1bfd0c739ecb45832a946314db3a71f9`

IA-32:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`5c403356c4eea0a651a0e2ede3cb68d2`
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`2c4565b96527125683fae96023fc00d5`

IA-64:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`069b55c81a27c106cb8b297f7bdfd129`
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`9809f6741ac8be6623d4a6a29d97117a`

PPC:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`f64a481904efd3ba359f8d39e0a94cb7`
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`50763c9afc193fe2ffc39910dbe29689`

s390x:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`21d38470fa80ac116e182116a92c9d1a`
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`8d11c324009b2b91d34f7eaf450ea1cc`

x86_64:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`1cd4c83c9146789577f8a93c2d7f515e`
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`71f8545c651b4a741e6b8f937ce3c9ef`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`1bfd0c739ecb45832a946314db3a71f9`

IA-32:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`5c403356c4eea0a651a0e2ede3cb68d2`
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`2c4565b96527125683fae96023fc00d5`

x86_64:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`5c403356c4eea0a651a0e2ede3cb68d2`
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`1cd4c83c9146789577f8a93c2d7f515e`
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`71f8545c651b4a741e6b8f937ce3c9ef`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.z server)

SRPMS:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1244	`1bfd0c739ecb45832a946314db3a71f9`

IA-32:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm	`5c403356c4eea0a651a0e2ede3cb68d2`
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.i386.rpm	`2c4565b96527125683fae96023fc00d5`

IA-64:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm	`069b55c81a27c106cb8b297f7bdfd129`
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm	`9809f6741ac8be6623d4a6a29d97117a`

PPC:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm	`f64a481904efd3ba359f8d39e0a94cb7`
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.ppc.rpm	`50763c9afc193fe2ffc39910dbe29689`

s390x:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm	`21d38470fa80ac116e182116a92c9d1a`
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.s390x.rpm	`8d11c324009b2b91d34f7eaf450ea1cc`

x86_64:
perl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm	`1cd4c83c9146789577f8a93c2d7f515e`
perl-suidperl-5.8.8-15.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm	`71f8545c651b4a741e6b8f937ce3c9ef`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

460308 - perl bless/overload performance problem

Keywords

bless, performance, perl

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