[rhelv6-list] Perl update issue

[Iain Morrison]

Dear list,
  I submitted a Bugzilla report on our issue with the latest perl update
[https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=717565] but RedHat have
responded with
 
"This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to
address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to
ask your support representative to propose this request, if
appropriate and relevant, in the next release of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. If you would like it considered as an
exception in the current release, please ask your support
representative."
 
Is this par for the course? The perl package is trying to chown folders
in /usr/local which I don't think it should be touching, and this is
stopping installation on any machines that don't have root rw access to
/usr/local/. Is this not a bug? 
 
[I know I can allow root rw access, apply the patches and remove rw
access but that isn't the point.]
 
We have an Academic subscription so don't have a support representative.
Is there anything else I can do? It looks like this relatively simple
installer bug is never going to be fixed.
 
I'm a bit disappointed with the RedHat response.
 
thanks
 
iain

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Iain Morrison
IT Manager
MRC Epidemiology Unit
Institute of Metabolic Science
Box 285
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Tel 01223 769200


 
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