On Tue, Apr 15, 2008, Jeff Johnson wrote:

> On Apr 15, 2008, at 3:39 PM, Ralf S. Engelschall wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 15, 2008, Jeff Johnson wrote:
>>
>>> See if this patch avoids erasing perl. It should.
>>> [...]
>>
>> Yes, successfully fixed the problem when applied to RPM 5.1.0!
>> Many thanks, Jeff.
>
> np.
>
> We can instantly (well I'd like to wait a few days to see how the
> segfault resolves) release 5.1.1 if necessary.

I uploaded the fix as rpm-5.1.0.1.patch to rpm5.org. This way we don't
have to roll 5.1.1 immediately, but still provide the fix in case
someone needs it. So, no rush needed for any 5.X.Y release, that's for
what we have the 5.X.Y.Z.patch hotfix files for....

                                       Ralf S. Engelschall
                                       rse@engelschall.com
                                       www.engelschall.com