Bug#712714: Regression: amavisd died at /usr/share/perl5/Net/Server/SIG.pm line 75.

[gregor herrmann]

On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:52 +0200, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:

> Package: libnet-server-perl
> Version: 2.007-2
> Severity: important
> 
> amavisd stopped with
> (!)_DIE: Can't use string ("") as a subroutine ref while "strict refs" in use at
> /usr/share/perl5/Net/Server/SIG.pm line 75.
> 
> Installing 2.007-1 brought back usual working of amavisd.


Interesting.

The only change between 2.007-1 and 2.007-2 is:

--- a/lib/Net/Server/SIG.pm
+++ b/lib/Net/Server/SIG.pm
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
     my $code_ref = shift;
     my $ref = ref($code_ref);
 
+    # Added by Debian maintainer to close #708180
+    $sig = 'CLD' if ($sig eq 'CHLD');
+
     if (! $ref) {
         if ($code_ref eq 'DEFAULT') {
             delete $_SIG{$sig};


and I don't see immediately how this should lead to your error.

Also interesting is that your error is the same as the one spotted be
Steinar originally in #708180 (modulo the line number caused by the patch).

IOW: Confusing :)


Cheers,
gregor

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