Re: perl fails to build on MIPS and VAX

[David Brownlee <abs%absd.org@localhost>]

On 11 July 2015 17:14:03 BST, John Klos <john%ziaspace.com@localhost> wrote:
>>> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/pkgsrc/lang/perl5/work/perl\-5.22.0 ./miniperl
>-w -Ilib
>>> -Idist/Exporter/lib -MExporter -e '<?>' || sh -c 'echo >&2 Failed to
>build
>>> miniperl.  Please run make minitest; exit 1'
>>> Use of uninitialized value in hash element at
>dist/Exporter/lib/Exporter.pm
>>> line 41.
>>> Bad symbol for hash at dist/Exporter/lib/Exporter.pm line 44.
>>> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted.
>>> Failed to build miniperl. Please run make minitest
>>
>> Just curious - is this a recent NetBSD issue or a recent perl issue?
>
>NetBSD 7 on an Amiga compiled perl-5.22.0 just fine. NetBSD 6 (from 
>yesterday) on Cobalt (MIPS) still fails as above.

(random thoughts) 
Is it a perl/MIPS config issue or a runtime error (is there a segv/core dump) 
Does it fail in the same way on netbsd 5 &  7?