I'm trying to install PerlPoint (a slide presentation system), but it seems to be choking on Perl 5.8.0's version of Unicode.

The runtime error looks like this: 

Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected non-continuation byte 0xf6, imme
+diately after start byte 0xe4) at ppParser.yp line 1477.
Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected non-continuation byte 0xfc, imme
+diately after start byte 0xf6) at ppParser.yp line 1477.
Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected non-continuation byte 0xc4, imme
+diately after start byte 0xfc) at ppParser.yp line 1477.
Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected non-continuation byte 0xd6, imme
+diately after start byte 0xc4) at ppParser.yp line 1477.
Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected non-continuation byte 0xdc, imme
+diately after start byte 0xd6) at ppParser.yp line 1477.
Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected non-continuation byte 0xdf, imme
+diately after start byte 0xdc) at ppParser.yp line 1477.
Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected non-continuation byte 0x5d, imme
+diately after start byte 0xdf) at ppParser.yp line 1477.

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and the corresponding source code line is 
# prepare a common pattern
my $patternWUmlauts=qr/[\wäöüÄÖÜß]+/;

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Does anyone know of a "use" pragma or other simple fix which would do what the author intends yet allow this to work under Perl 5.8.0?

In reply to legacy code, utf8 and Perl 5.8.0 by barrachois

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