$ perl -V Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 10 subversion 1) configuration: Platform: osname=linux, osvers=2.6.30-tuxonice-r5, archname=x86_64-linux-thread-multi uname='linux sol 2.6.30-tuxonice-r5 #1 smp preempt tue sep 1 15:41:45 cest 2009 x86_64 intel(r) core(tm)2 cpu t7200 @ 2.00ghz genuineintel gnulinux ' config_args='-des -Duseshrplib -Darchname=x86_64-linux-thread -Dcc=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -Doptimize=-march=core2 -O2 -pipe -Dscriptdir=/usr/bin -Dprefix=/usr -Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dsiteprefix=/usr -Dprivlib=/usr/lib64/perl5/5.10.1 -Darchlib=/usr/lib64/perl5/5.10.1/x86_64-linux-thread-multi -Dvendorlib=/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.1 -Dvendorarch=/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.10.1/x86_64-linux-thread-multi -Dsitelib=/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1 -Dsitearch=/usr/lib64/perl5/site_perl/5.10.1/x86_64-linux-thread-multi -Dlibperl=libperl.so.5.10.1 -Dlocincpth= -Duselargefiles -Dd_semctl_semun -Dinc_version_list=5.10.0 5.10.0/x86_64-linux-thread-multi -Dcf_by=Gentoo -Dmyhostname=localhost -Dperladmin=root@localhost -Dinstallusrbinperl=n -Ud_csh -Uusenm -Dusethreads -Ui_ndbm -Ui_gdbm -Ui_db -Dusrinc=/usr/include -Dlibpth=/usr/local/lib64 /lib64 /usr/lib64' hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define useithreads=define, usemultiplicity=define useperlio=define, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=define, usesocks=undef use64bitint=define, use64bitall=define, uselongdouble=undef usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef