http://use.perl.org/articles/02/06/21/1657220.shtml

As far as I know, old (pre-2.95.3, maybe even .4) gccs on Alpha are
still a problem.  I'll be travelling for two weeks, so please use the
documented channels to report problems (or successes).

-- 
$jhi++; # http://www.iki.fi/jhi/
        # There is this special biologist word we use for 'stable'.
        # It is 'dead'. -- Jack Cohen