localhost:/usr/OLD/perl/src/perl-5.6.1$ mv config.sh config.sh_BU localhost:/usr/OLD/perl/src/perl-5.6.1$ mv Policy.sh Policy.sh_BU localhost:/usr/OLD/perl/src/perl-5.6.1$ sh Configure -Dcc=gcc -Dprefix=/usr/OLD/perl -de ... lots of output that looks just fine to me ... localhost:/usr/OLD/perl/src/perl-5.6.1$ make make: *** No rule to make target `', needed by `miniperlmain.o'. Stop.