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DynaLoader_pm.PL patch (backslashes in strings)

From:
Paul Moore
Date:
November 10, 1999 14:50
Subject:
DynaLoader_pm.PL patch (backslashes in strings)
Message ID:
LPBBIIMJKJMPNOGHGLLCMEBFCAAA.gustav@morpheus.demon.co.uk
A little patch for to_string in Dynaloader. This is in both 5.005_03 and 5.005_62.

Breaks the setup of @dl_library_path on Win32 (but obviously not badly, as it has
not been noticed before!!)


--- ext\DynaLoader\DynaLoader_pm.PL.orig	Sun Nov 01 03:19:56 1998
+++ ext\DynaLoader\DynaLoader_pm.PL	Wed Nov 10 22:48:01 1999
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 sub to_string {
     my ($value) = @_;
-    $value =~ s/\\/\\\\'/g;
+    $value =~ s/\\/\\\\/g;
     $value =~ s/'/\\'/g;
     return "'$value'";
 }



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