diff --git a/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-Makefile.PL b/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-Makefile.PL
index d02add472950..120f3df690da 100644
--- a/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-Makefile.PL
+++ b/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-Makefile.PL
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
---- Makefile.PL.orig	Wed Jan 26 09:49:43 2005
-+++ Makefile.PL	Wed Jan 26 09:51:09 2005
-@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
+--- Makefile.PL.orig	1998-07-10 08:06:41 UTC
++++ Makefile.PL
+@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ all:
  	\@if [ ! -f mod/Makefile ]; then \\
  	    echo "cd mod && $perl Makefile.PL $args"; \\
  	    cd mod && $perl Makefile.PL $args; \\
diff --git a/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-configure b/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-configure
index 4729b13e033f..d74968522ee7 100644
--- a/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-configure
+++ b/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-configure
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
---- configure.orig	Sun Aug  2 15:48:40 1998
-+++ configure	Wed Feb 25 12:10:13 2004
-@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
+Allow recent Perl versions, and keep CFLAGS/LDFLAGS
+
+--- configure.orig	1998-08-02 13:48:40 UTC
++++ configure
+@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ if test "${with_perl+set}" = set; then
  if test "${with_perl+set}" = set; then
    withval="$with_perl"
    perlprog=$with_perl
@@ -9,16 +11,27 @@
  
  else
    TMPFILE=/tmp/x.$$
-@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
+@@ -600,19 +600,6 @@ case $perlvers in
  PATH_PERL=$perlprog
  echo "$ac_t""$perlprog v$perlvers" 1>&6
  case $perlvers in
 -    5.003* | 5.004* | 5.005* | 5.006* )
-+    5.003* | 5.004* | 5.005* | 5.006* | 5.008* | 5.01* | 5.02* | 5.03* )
-         ;;
-     * ) echo ""
-         echo "Latest Perl found on your system is $perlvers,"
-@@ -901,7 +901,6 @@
+-        ;;
+-    * ) echo ""
+-        echo "Latest Perl found on your system is $perlvers,"
+-        echo "but at least Perl version 5.003 is required."
+-        echo "In case the newer one is not in PATH, just use"
+-        echo "the option --with-perl=/path/to/bin/perl to"
+-        echo "provide the correct executable."
+-        echo ""
+-        { echo "configure: error: Perl version too old" 1>&2; exit 1; } 
+-        ;;
+-esac
+-case $perlvers in
+     5.00[3-6]_[0-9][0-9] ) 
+ 	    perlvnum=`echo $perlvers | sed -e 's/\.//' -e 's/_//'` ;; 
+     5.00[3-6] ) 
+@@ -901,7 +888,6 @@ if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
    GCC=yes
    ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
    ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
@@ -26,7 +39,7 @@
    echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
  echo "configure:907: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
  if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
-@@ -918,16 +917,17 @@
+@@ -918,16 +904,17 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_g" 1>&6
  fi
  
  echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_g" 1>&6
@@ -47,7 +60,7 @@
  fi
  
  # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
-@@ -1025,11 +1025,8 @@
+@@ -1025,11 +1012,8 @@ if test "${enable_debug+set}" = set; then
  if test "${enable_debug+set}" = set; then
    enableval="$enable_debug"
    if test ".$ac_cv_prog_gcc" = ".yes"; then
@@ -60,7 +73,7 @@
  fi
  x="enabled"
  debug=on
-@@ -1039,8 +1036,6 @@
+@@ -1039,8 +1023,6 @@ else
  
  
  else
diff --git a/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-eperl_parse.c b/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-eperl_parse.c
index 2082b206d816..63fe5ceecff2 100644
--- a/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-eperl_parse.c
+++ b/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-eperl_parse.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
---- eperl_parse.c.orig	2009-02-27 12:23:36.000000000 +0000
-+++ eperl_parse.c	2009-02-27 12:25:38.000000000 +0000
-@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
+--- eperl_parse.c.orig	1998-07-10 07:50:48 UTC
++++ eperl_parse.c
+@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ char *strnchr(char *buf, char chr, int n)
      return NULL;
  }
  
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  char *strnstr(char *buf, char *str, int n)
  {
      char *cp;
-@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@
+@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ char *strnstr(char *buf, char *str, int n)
      }
      return NULL;
  }
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  
  char *strncasestr(char *buf, char *str, int n)
  {
-@@ -326,6 +328,9 @@
+@@ -326,6 +328,9 @@ char *strncasestr(char *buf, char *str, int n)
      return NULL;
  }
  
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  char *strndup(char *buf, int n)
  {
      char *cp;
-@@ -334,7 +339,8 @@
+@@ -334,7 +339,8 @@ char *strndup(char *buf, int n)
      strncpy(cp, buf, n);
      return cp;
  }
diff --git a/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-eperl_proto.h b/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-eperl_proto.h
index 0962542c817d..be4a28b7f8bc 100644
--- a/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-eperl_proto.h
+++ b/lang/p5-ePerl/files/patch-eperl_proto.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
---- eperl_proto.h.orig	2009-02-27 12:23:02.000000000 +0000
-+++ eperl_proto.h	2009-02-27 12:24:39.000000000 +0000
+--- eperl_proto.h.orig	1998-07-10 07:52:24 UTC
++++ eperl_proto.h
 @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
  #define EPERL_PROTO_H 1
  
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  
  /* eperl_main.c */
  extern int mode;
-@@ -79,9 +80,14 @@
+@@ -79,9 +80,14 @@ extern char *strnchr(char *buf, char chr, int n);
  extern char *ePerl_Efwrite(char *cpBuf, int nBuf, int cNum, char *cpOut);
  extern char *ePerl_Cfwrite(char *cpBuf, int nBuf, int cNum, char *cpOut);
  extern char *strnchr(char *buf, char chr, int n);