[Bug 1831423] [NEW] Bogus warning message in Net::Ping in Bionic

[Frank Burkhardt]

Public bug reported:

In Ubuntu Bionic's Ping.pm a test of the used socket's version is done
numerically although the Socket.pm's version contains a special
character ("_") which causes this warning message:

Argument "2.020_03" isn't numeric in numeric ge (>=) at
/usr/share/perl/5.26/Net/Ping.pm line 1801, <DATA> line 755.


Since Socket.pm is part of the same package, the test is not really useful anymore. I suggest removing it quick'n dirty via the attached patch to get rid of the warning while conserving the "old way".

** Affects: perl (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: bionic

** Patch added: "Fix to remove bogus socket version warning in Ping.pm"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1831423/+attachment/5268480/+files/ping-warning-fix.diff

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Title:
  Bogus warning message in Net::Ping in Bionic

Status in perl package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In Ubuntu Bionic's Ping.pm a test of the used socket's version is done
  numerically although the Socket.pm's version contains a special
  character ("_") which causes this warning message:

  Argument "2.020_03" isn't numeric in numeric ge (>=) at
  /usr/share/perl/5.26/Net/Ping.pm line 1801, <DATA> line 755.

  
  Since Socket.pm is part of the same package, the test is not really useful anymore. I suggest removing it quick'n dirty via the attached patch to get rid of the warning while conserving the "old way".

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