I'm trying to build 5.8 on my sun box. I can't seem to install modules unless I build perl with gcc. I keep getting these errors during make test. Any advise? 
make[1]: Entering directory `/export/home/mhearse/perl-5.8.1/ext/threa
+ds/shared'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/export/home/mhearse/perl-5.8.1/ext/thread
+s/shared'
PERL=./perl make _test_prep
make[1]: Entering directory `/export/home/mhearse/perl-5.8.1'
cd t && (rm -f ./perl; /usr/bin/ln -s .././perl ./perl)
make[1]: Leaving directory `/export/home/mhearse/perl-5.8.1'
PERL=./perl make _test
make[1]: Entering directory `/export/home/mhearse/perl-5.8.1'
if (true </dev/tty) >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
  make TEST_ARGS= TESTFILE=TEST _test_tty   ; \
else \
  make TEST_ARGS= TESTFILE=TEST _test_notty ; \
fi
make[2]: Entering directory `/export/home/mhearse/perl-5.8.1'
cd t &&   ./perl TEST  </dev/tty
Illegal Instruction - core dumped
make[2]: *** [_test_tty] Error 132
make[2]: Leaving directory `/export/home/mhearse/perl-5.8.1'
make[1]: *** [_test] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/export/home/mhearse/perl-5.8.1'
make: *** [test] Error 2
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