This was resolved with:
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2012-08-28 00:29:08 +0100 0.76
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commit 9f71defdd149f82f3a243dfd025802dcf0e34c2a
Author: Ruslan Zakirov <ruz@bestpractical.com>
Date: Tue Aug 28 00:29:08 2012 +0100
[rt.cpan.org #79223] bad patch for 5.8.9 in 0.74
Patch for perlio.c is for patch -p1 while module runs -p0.
Signed-off-by: Chris 'BinGOs' Williams <chris@bingosnet.co.uk>
Many thanks.