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Deprecated perl stuff in ghc-split

On Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex (adm64): gwern@craft:19282~>perl --version [ 4:22PM]

This is perl, v5.10.0 built for x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi

Every single compiled module generates a warning: "$* is no longer supported at /usr/lib/ghc-6.8.2/ghc-split line 39."

The line mentioned is:

$* = 1; # multi-line matches are OK


This deprecation warning is very annoying and obscures output, especially on packages with hundreds of modules such as XMonad or Darcs. A fix would be nice; presumably Perl would not have deprecated something without a easy fix being available.

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Version 6.8.2
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler
Test case
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CC gwern0@gmail.com
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