perl -V output:
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 4) configuration: Platform: osname=linux, osvers=2.4.20-28.7bigmem, archname=i686-linux uname='linux bulldog 2.4.20-28.7bigmem #1 smp thu dec 18 11:04:21 +est 2003 i686 unknown ' config_args='-de -Dinc_version_list=none -Dprefix=/usr/local/apps/ +perl-5.8.4' hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define usethreads=undef use5005threads=undef useithreads=undef usemultipl +icity=undef useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef Compiler: cc='cc', ccflags ='-fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -D_LA +RGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/gdbm', optimize='-O2', cppflags='-fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include +/gdbm' ccversion='', gccversion='2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-11 +3)', gccosandvers='' intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234 d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=1 +2 ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', + lseeksize=8 alignbytes=4, prototype=define Linker and Libraries: ld='cc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib' libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib libs=-lnsl -lndbm -lgdbm -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc libc=/lib/libc-2.2.5.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl. +a gnulibc_version='2.2.5' Dynamic Linking: dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E' cccdlflags='-fpic', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib' Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): Compile-time options: USE_LARGE_FILES Built under linux Compiled at Apr 27 2004 21:32:07 @INC: /usr/local/apps/perl-5.8.4/lib/5.8.4/i686-linux /usr/local/apps/perl-5.8.4/lib/5.8.4 /usr/local/apps/perl-5.8.4/lib/site_perl/5.8.4/i686-linux /usr/local/apps/perl-5.8.4/lib/site_perl/5.8.4 /usr/local/apps/perl-5.8.4/lib/site_perl .
I don't think I can upgrade the libc on this machine. And I am not entirely sure what you mean by "with or without perl's malloc" - could you elaborate a bit on the pros and cons of that?

I've just tried it on a very differently configured machine (perl -V output for that one is below) and it doesn't seem to have the same problem, unfortunately the above configuration is what we use everywhere.

perl -V that works fine (this is the default perl for RedHat enterprise 3.0):

Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 8 subversion 0) configuratio +n: Platform: osname=linux, osvers=2.4.21-1.1931.2.393.entsmp, archname=i386-lin +ux-thread-multi uname='linux por' config_args='-des -Doptimize=-O2 -g -pipe -march=i386 -mcpu=i686 - +Dmyhostname=localhost -Dperladmin=root@localhost -Dcc=gcc -Dcf_by=Red + Hat, Inc. -Dinstallprefix=/usr -Dprefix=/usr -Darchname=i386-linux - +Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dsiteprefix=/usr -Dotherlibdirs=/usr/lib/perl5/5. +8.0 -Duseshrplib -Dusethreads -Duseithreads -Duselargefiles -Dd_dosui +d -Dd_semctl_semun -Di_db -Ui_ndbm -Di_gdbm -Di_shadow -Di_syslog -Dm +an3ext=3pm -Duseperlio -Dinstallusrbinperl -Ubincompat5005 -Uversiono +nly -Dpager=/usr/bin/less -isr' hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define usethreads=define use5005threads=undef' useithreads=define usemultiplicity= useperlio= d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef use64bitint=undef use64bitall=un uselongdouble= usemymalloc=, bincompat5005=undef Compiler: cc='gcc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS + -DDEBUGGING -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_S +OURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/gdbm', optimize='', cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -DDEBUGGI +NG -fno-strict-aliasing -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include/gdbm' ccversion='', gccversion='3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-19)' +, gccosandvers='' gccversion='3.2.3 200305' intsize=o, longsize=s, ptrsize=l, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234 d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=1 +2 ivtype='long' k', ivsize=4' ivtype, nvtype='double' o_no', nvsize=, Off_t='', lseeksize=8 alignbytes=4, prototype=define Linker and Libraries: ld='gcc' l', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib' ldflags_use' libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt -lutil perllibs= libc=/lib/libc-2.3.2.so, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libper gnulibc_version='2.3.2' Dynamic Linking: dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so', d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-rdynam +ic -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE' cccdlflags='-fPIC' ccdlflags='-rdynamic -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5', lddlflags='s Unicode/ +Normalize XS/A' Characteristics of this binary (from libperl): Compile-time options: DEBUGGING MULTIPLICITY USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_ +FILES PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT Locally applied patches: MAINT18379 Built under linux Compiled at Sep 15 2003 10:03:52 @INC: /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0 .

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