How do I install activestate patch=22552

boat73 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I have tried to locate documentation as to how I would go about updating my system with this patch,
http://public.activestate.com/cgi-bin/perlbrowse?patch=22552
but have had no luck. Could someone please point me in thee right direction? I am running 5.8.3 build 809 on xp pro Thanks in advance, boat73

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Re: How do I install activestate patch=22552 by fireartist (Chaplain) on Apr 13, 2004 at 15:46 UTC
From what I know of patches for other programs, I would say you can't. The patch is probably only suitable for people that are building their own Perl (using a compiler, etc) from source. It appears you are using a binary (ready-built) distribution (build 809), so you'll have to wait until ActiveState release a newer build.	[reply]
Re: How do I install activestate patch=22552 by AcidHawk (Vicar) on Apr 13, 2004 at 15:35 UTC
This is an interesting question. I am in the same boat, running 5.8.3 build 809 on XP Pro. All I have been able to find is the following `If you are applying these patches, you'll need to make sure you have GNU patch v2.5 or later and the latest release against which the diffs are made. Some files in the perl distribution have carriage-ret +urns by design. You'll need to remove them before you you can apply the patches. % find -name \* -print \| xargs perl -pi -e 's/\r$//' % patch -p1 -N < diffs/3479 % patch -p1 -N < diffs/3480 [..etc..]` [download] in the Readme in patch dir Let us know if you find anything more. ----- Of all the things I've lost in my life, its my mind I miss the most.	[reply] [d/l]


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