[root@eco ~]# ltrace perl -MCPAN -e shell __libc_start_main(0x8049278, 4, 0xbfffe644, 0x804a55c, 0x804a5b0 signal(8, 0x1) = NULL { lots of stuff} cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.7601) ReadLine support enabled cpan> q <... perl_run resumed> ) = 0 perl_destruct(0x804bc10, 0x80493b8, 4, 0xbfffe644, 0Lockfile removed. *** glibc detected *** double free or corruption: 0x08610b28 *** --- SIGABRT (Aborted) --- +++ killed by SIGABRT +++ [root@eco ~]#