[HACKERS] 7.3b3 build --with-perl fails on RH 8.0

[P.J. \"Josh\" Rovero]

RH 8.0 has perl 5.8, here are the details:

From config.log:

configure:4159: checking for perl
configure:4177: found /usr/bin/perl
configure:4189: result: /usr/bin/perl
configure:4198: checking for Perl archlibexp
configure:4201: result: /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi
configure:4203: checking for Perl privlibexp
configure:4206: result: /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0
configure:4208: checking for Perl useshrplib
configure:4211: result: true
configure:4214: checking for flags to link embedded Perl
configure:4219: result: -L/usr/local/lib /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.a -L/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE -lperl -lnsl -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt -lutil

from gmake:
gmake[3]: Entering directory `/localhome/rovero/postgresql-7.3b3/src/pl/plperl'
gcc -O2 -fpic -I. -I/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE -I../../..
/src/include -c -o plperl.o plperl.c
In file included from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/op.h:480
,
from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/perl.h:2
209,
from plperl.c:61:
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/reentr.h:602: field `_crypt_st
ruct' has incomplete type
In file included from /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/perl.h:3
368,
from plperl.c:61:
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/proto.h:246: parse error befor
e "off64_t"
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/proto.h:248: parse error befor
e "Perl_do_sysseek"
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/proto.h:248: parse error befor
e "off64_t"
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/proto.h:248: warning: data def
inition has no type or storage class
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/proto.h:249: parse error befor
e "Perl_do_tell"
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/proto.h:249: warning: data def
inition has no type or storage class
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/proto.h:1378: parse error befo
re "Perl_PerlIO_tell"
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/proto.h:1378: warning: data de
finition has no type or storage class
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/proto.h:1379: parse error befo
re "off64_t"
gmake[3]: *** [plperl.o] Error 1
gmake[3]: Leaving directory `/localhome/rovero/postgresql-7.3b3/src/pl/plperl'
gmake[2]: *** [all] Error 2
gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/localhome/rovero/postgresql-7.3b3/src/pl'
gmake[1]: *** [all] Error 2
gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/localhome/rovero/postgresql-7.3b3/src'
gmake: *** [all] Error 2


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