Slackware 8.1, linux 2.4.18 i586, gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release) This is perl, v5.6.1 built for i386-linux (is this too old?)
parts from config.log configure:4214: checking for perl configure:4232: found /usr/local/bin/perl configure:4244: result: /usr/local/bin/perl configure:4253: checking for Perl archlibexp configure:4256: result: /usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux configure:4258: checking for Perl privlibexp configure:4261: result: /usr/lib/perl5 configure:4263: checking for Perl useshrplib configure:4266: result: false configure:4269: checking for flags to link embedded Perl configure:4274: result: -L/usr/local/lib /usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.a -L/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/CORE -lperl -lnsl -ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt -lutil ac_cv_path_PERL=/usr/local/bin/perl make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4beta3/src/pl/tcl/modules' make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4beta3/src/pl/tcl' make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4beta3/src/pl/plperl' gcc -O2 -g -fpic -I. -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/CORE -I../../../src/include -c -o plperl.o plperl.c -MMD plperl.c: In function `plperl_create_sub': plperl.c:306: warning: passing arg 1 of `perl_call_pv' from incompatible pointer type plperl.c:306: warning: passing arg 2 of `perl_call_pv' makes pointer from integer without a cast plperl.c:306: too few arguments to function `perl_call_pv' plperl.c:317: `thr' undeclared (first use in this function) plperl.c:317: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once plperl.c:317: for each function it appears in.) plperl.c: In function `plperl_call_perl_func': plperl.c:425: warning: passing arg 1 of `perl_call_sv' from incompatible pointer type plperl.c:425: warning: passing arg 2 of `perl_call_sv' makes pointer from integer without a cast plperl.c:425: too few arguments to function `perl_call_sv' plperl.c:437: `thr' undeclared (first use in this function) plperl.c: In function `plperl_build_tuple_argument': plperl.c:810: warning: passing arg 1 of `perl_eval_pv' from incompatible pointer type plperl.c:810: warning: passing arg 2 of `perl_eval_pv' makes pointer from integer without a cast plperl.c:810: too few arguments to function `perl_eval_pv' make[3]: *** [plperl.o] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4beta3/src/pl/plperl' make[2]: *** [all] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4beta3/src/pl' make[1]: *** [all] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4beta3/src' make: *** [all] Error 2 any ideas? need any other info? thanks in advance, Robert Treat -- Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend