Details on this package are located in Section 10.31.2, “Contents of Perl.”
The Perl package contains the Practical Extraction and Report Language.
First adapt some hard-wired paths to the C library by applying the following patch:
patch -Np1 -i ../perl-5.18.1-libc-1.patch
Change a hardcoded path from /usr/include to /tools/include:
sed -i 's@/usr/include@/tools/include@g' ext/Errno/Errno_pm.PL
Prepare Temporary Perl for compilation:
./configure.gnu --prefix=/tools -Dcc="gcc"
The meaning of the configure option:
-Dcc="gcc"
Tells Perl to use gcc instead of the default cc.
Compile the package:
make
Although Perl comes with a test suite, it is not recommended to run it at this point, as this Perl installation is only temporary. The test suite can be run later in this chapter if desired.
Install the package:
make install
Finally, create a necessary symlink:
ln -sfv /tools/bin/perl /usr/bin
Details on this package are located in Section 10.31.2, “Contents of Perl.”