On Wed, Jun 07, 2017 at 01:18:09AM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> skribis:
> 
> > * gnu/packages/perl.scm (perl)[replacement]: New field.
> > (perl/fixed): New variable.
> > * gnu/packages/patches/perl-file-path-CVE-2017-6512.patch: New file.
> > * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
> 
> OK too.
> 
> I suppose we’ll have to apply it in core-updates too, right?

And, done as c67d587f94173fd42d65097165afc5c512935646.

I tested that this packaging of Perl 5.26.0 builds on master, then I
"ported" the package to core-updates. I don't have the resources to
build the Perl package on core-updates in a timely manner.