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NAME
       README.linux - Perl version 5 on Linux systems

DESCRIPTION
       This document describes various features of Linux that will affect how Perl version 5 (hereafter just Perl) is compiled
       and/or runs.

   Experimental Support for Sun Studio Compilers for Linux OS
       Sun Microsystems has released a port of their Sun Studio compiliers for Linux.  As of November 2005, only an alpha
       version has been released.  Until a release of these compilers is made, support for compiling Perl with these compiler
       experimental.

       Also, some special instructions for building Perl with Sun Studio on Linux.  Following the normal "Configure", you have
       to run make as follows:

           LDLOADLIBS=-lc make

       "LDLOADLIBS" is an environment variable used by the linker to link modules "/ext" modules to glibc.  Currently, that
       environment variable is not getting populated by a combination of "Config" entries and "ExtUtil::MakeMaker".  While there
       may be a bug somewhere in Perl's configuration or "ExtUtil::MakeMaker" causing the problem, the most likely cause is an
       incomplete understanding of Sun Studio by this author.  Further investigation is needed to get this working better.

AUTHOR
       Steve Peters <steveATfisharerojo.org>

       Please report any errors, updates, or suggestions to perlbugATperl.org.



perl v5.12.4                                               2011-06-07                                               PERLLINUX(1)