splitmail++ perl script doesn't compile

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Binary package hint: swish++

1) System
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.2
Release: 8.04

2) Package information
swish++:
  Installed: 6.1.4-2
  Candidate: 6.1.4-2
  Version table:
 *** 6.1.4-2 0
        500 http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com hardy/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) Error description:
Perl script splitmail++ doesn't compile. Messages:
 $ splitmail++
syntax error at /usr/bin/splitmail++ line 38, near ""$me: can not create file\n";"
Execution of /usr/bin/splitmail++ aborted due to compilation errors.

Line 38: missing closing parenthesis;
Line 39: missing $ in variable assignment;

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: lpia
Date: Fri Sep 4 14:46:47 2009
Dependencies:
 libgcc1 1:4.2.4-1ubuntu3
 libc6 2.7-10ubuntu4
 gcc-4.2-base 4.2.4-1ubuntu3
 zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-7ubuntu1
 libstdc++6 4.2.4-1ubuntu3
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: swish++ 6.1.4-2
PackageArchitecture: lpia
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/arm/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: swish++
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-24-lpia i686