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diff --git a/gnu/packages/perl.scm b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
index 5b52ec071a..9de8c3fdf7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/perl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/perl.scm
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
(package
(name "perl")
(version "5.26.1")
- (replacement perl-5.26.2)
+ (replacement perl/fixed)
(source (origin
(method url-fetch)
(uri (string-append "mirror://cpan/src/5.0/perl-"
@@ -171,22 +171,26 @@
version ".tar.gz"))
(sha256
(base32
- "03gpnxx1g6hvlh0v4aqx00580h787sfywp1vlvw64q2xcbm9qbsp"))))
+ "03gpnxx1g6hvlh0v4aqx00580h787sfywp1vlvw64q2xcbm9qbsp"))))))
+
+;; When grafting perl, complications arise when the replacement perl has a
+;; different version number than the original. So, here we create a version
+;; of perl-5.26.2 that thinks it is version 5.26.1. See
+;; <https://bugs.gnu.org/31210> and <https://bugs.gnu.org/31216>.
+(define perl/fixed
+ (package
+ (inherit perl-5.26.2)
+ (version "5.26.1")
(arguments
- (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments perl)
+ (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments perl-5.26.2)
((#:phases phases)
`(modify-phases ,phases
- ;; The path to several installed components include the Perl
- ;; version number, and these is not rewritten by grafting. See
- ;; <https://bugs.gnu.org/31210> and <https://bugs.gnu.org/31216>.
- (add-after 'install 'install-compatibility-symlinks
- (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
- (let ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
- (symlink "perl5.26.2" (string-append out "/bin/perl5.26.1"))
- (symlink "5.26.2" (string-append out "/lib/perl5/5.26.1"))
- (symlink "5.26.2"
- (string-append out "/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.26.1"))
- #t)))))))))
+ (add-after 'unpack 'revert-perl-subversion
+ (lambda _
+ (substitute* "patchlevel.h"
+ (("^#define PERL_SUBVERSION 2")
+ "#define PERL_SUBVERSION 1"))
+ #t))))))))
(define-public perl-algorithm-c3
(package