bash-2.03$ perl Makefile.PL 
*** Note:
    The optional PlRPC-modules (RPC::PlServer etc) are not installed.
    If you want to use the DBD::Proxy driver and DBI::ProxyServer
    ... yada yada yada

bash-2.03$ make
cc -c   -xO3 -xdepend     -DVERSION=\"1.201\"  -DXS_VERSION=\"1.201\" 
+-KPIC -I/usr/perl5/5.00503/sun4-solaris/CORE -DDBI_NO_THREADS Perl.c
ucbcc: Warning: Option -YP,:/usr/ucblib:/opt/SUNWspro/WS6U2/bin/../lib
+:/opt/SUNWspro/WS6U2/bin:/usr/ccs/lib:/usr/lib passed to ld, if ld is
+ invoked, ignored otherwise

License Error : The license for this product(Sun WorkShop Compiler C S
+PARC) has expired
... blah blah blah
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Okay I don't have cc I have gcc so I cleaned things up and did this ...

bash-2.03$ perl Makefile.PL CC=`which gcc`
*** Note:
    The optional PlRPC-modules (RPC::PlServer etc) are not installed.
    If you want to use the DBD::Proxy driver and DBI::ProxyServer
    ... yada yada yada

bash-2.03$ make
mkdir blib
mkdir blib/lib
...
cp DBI.pm blib/lib/DBI.pm
/usr/bin/perl -p -e "s/~DRIVER~/Perl/g" < blib/arch/auto/DBI/Driver.xs
+t > Perl.xsi
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/perl5/5.00503/sun4-solaris -I/usr/perl5/5.00503 /
+usr/perl5/5.00503/ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap /usr/perl5/5.00503/ExtUti
+ls/typemap Perl.xs >xstmp.c && mv xstmp.c Perl.c
/usr/local/bin/gcc -c   -xO3 -xdepend     -DVERSION=\"1.201\"  -DXS_VE
+RSION=\"1.201\" -KPIC -I/usr/perl5/5.00503/sun4-solaris/CORE -DDBI_NO
+_THREADS Perl.c
gcc: unrecognized option `-KPIC'
gcc: language depend not recognized
gcc: Perl.c: linker input file unused because linking not done
/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/perl5/5.00503/sun4-solaris -I/usr/perl5/5.00503 /
+usr/perl5/5.00503/ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap /usr/perl5/5.00503/ExtUti
+ls/typemap DBI.xs >xstmp.c && mv xstmp.c DBI.c
/usr/local/bin/gcc -c   -xO3 -xdepend     -DVERSION=\"1.201\"  -DXS_VE
+RSION=\"1.201\" -KPIC -I/usr/perl5/5.00503/sun4-solaris/CORE -DDBI_NO
+_THREADS DBI.c
gcc: unrecognized option `-KPIC'
gcc: language depend not recognized
gcc: DBI.c: linker input file unused because linking not done
Running Mkbootstrap for DBI ()
chmod 644 DBI.bs
LD_RUN_PATH="" cc -o blib/arch/auto/DBI/DBI.so  -G DBI.o     
ucbcc: Warning: Option -YP,:/usr/ucblib:/opt/SUNWspro/WS6U2/bin/../lib
+:/opt/SUNWspro/WS6U2/bin:/usr/ccs/lib:/usr/lib passed to ld, if ld is
+ invoked, ignored otherwise
ld: warning: option -YP appears more than once, first setting taken
ld: fatal: file DBI.o: cannot open file: No such file or directory
ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to blib/arch/auto
+/DBI/DBI.so
*** Error code 1
make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `blib/arch/auto/DBI/DBI.s
+o'
bash-2.03$
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... after this I gave up and am I asking you ... the Monks!

Oh here's some other info that my shred some light ...

bash-2.03$ uname -a
SunOS stupid 5.8 Generic_108528-13 sun4u sparc SUNW,UltraAX-i2
bash-2.03$ perl -v

This is perl, version 5.005_03 built for sun4-solaris

Copyright 1987-1999, Larry Wall

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
+ or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5.0 source 
+kit.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found 
+on
this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'.  If you have access to
+ the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Pa
+ge.
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Thanks much!

20030221 Edit by Corion : Changed PRE to CODE