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authorjake%bugzilla.org <>2008-04-04 13:46:27 +0200
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Bug 171674 - Adding a section to the Troubleshooting section describing how to fix the File::Temp problems in perl 5.6.0.
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diff --git a/docs/en/xml/installation.xml b/docs/en/xml/installation.xml
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@@ -1565,6 +1565,62 @@ proc filter_deny { why } {
as root to fix this problem.
</para>
</section>
+
+ <section id="trouble-filetemp">
+ <title>Your vendor has not defined Fcntl macro O_NOINHERIT</title>
+
+ <para>This is caused by a bug in the version of
+ <productname>File::Temp</productname> that is distributed with perl
+ 5.6.0. Many minor variations of this error have been reported. Examples
+ can be found in <xref linkend="trouble-filetemp-errors"/>.
+ </para>
+
+ <figure id="trouble-filetemp-errors">
+ <title>Other File::Temp error messages</title>
+
+ <programlisting>
+Your vendor has not defined Fcntl macro O_NOINHERIT, used
+at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/File/Temp.pm line 208.
+
+Your vendor has not defined Fcntl macro O_EXLOCK, used
+at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/File/Temp.pm line 210.
+
+Your vendor has not defined Fcntl macro O_TEMPORARY, used
+at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/File/Temp.pm line 233.
+ </programlisting>
+ </figure>
+
+ <para>Numerous people have reported that upgrading to version 5.6.1
+ or higher solved the problem for them. A less involved fix is to apply
+ the patch in <xref linkend="trouble-filetemp-patch"/>. The patch is also
+ available as a <ulink url="../sgml/filetemp.patch">patch file</ulink>.
+ </para>
+
+ <figure id="trouble-filetemp-patch">
+ <title>Patch for File::Temp in Perl 5.6.0</title>
+
+ <programlisting><![CDATA[
+--- File/Temp.pm.orig Thu Feb 6 16:26:00 2003
++++ File/Temp.pm Thu Feb 6 16:26:23 2003
+@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
+ # eg CGI::Carp
+ local $SIG{__DIE__} = sub {};
+ local $SIG{__WARN__} = sub {};
++ local *CORE::GLOBAL::die = sub {};
+ $bit = &$func();
+ 1;
+ };
+@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@
+ # eg CGI::Carp
+ local $SIG{__DIE__} = sub {};
+ local $SIG{__WARN__} = sub {};
++ local *CORE::GLOBAL::die = sub {};
+ $bit = &$func();
+ 1;
+ };
+ ]]></programlisting>
+ </figure>
+ </section>
</section>
</chapter>