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Hi monks,

I want to be able to use Perl 5.10.0 on both Linux and Solaris boxes, and have successfully built it on both - however, I wish to be able to use it relocatable, and the Solaris binary does not seem to work as expected. The Linux binary searches for library paths (../lib) from the binary install dir, however the Solaris binary just searches from the current path.

To build perl on each box I used:

./Configure -de -Dprefix=/home/user/perl -Dcc=gcc -Duserelocatableinc
make
make install
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I've checked the binaries, and both refer to library paths using '.../../lib', so in theory they both should be fully relocatable, so my question is this: Does any one know of any problems with building a properly relocatable perl on Solaris?

Below I've posted the perl -V from both binaries (for what it's worth). There ARE differences in the boxes environments, and I'm hoping that I've been a muppet and just not included a required library in the Solaris build.

Linux (relocates from binary install path - as expected):

Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 10 subversion 0) configuration
+:
  Platform:
    osname=linux, osvers=2.6.9-22.0.1.elsmp, archname=x86_64-linux
    uname='linux linbox.domain.com 2.6.9-22.0.1.elsmp #1 smp tue oct 1
+8 18:39:02 edt 2005 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 gnulinux '
    config_args='-de -Dprefix=/home/user/perl -Duserelocatableinc -Dcc
+=gcc'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    useithreads=undef, usemultiplicity=undef
    useperlio=define, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=define, usesocks=und
+ef
    use64bitint=define, use64bitall=define, uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='gcc', ccflags ='-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/includ
+e -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64',
    optimize='-O2',
    cppflags='-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -I/usr/local/include'
    ccversion='', gccversion='3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-47.3
+)', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=8, ptrsize=8, doublesize=8, byteorder=12345678
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=1
+6
    ivtype='long', ivsize=8, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t',
+ lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=8, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='gcc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/l
+ib64
    libs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
    libc=/lib/libc-2.3.4.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.
+a
    gnulibc_version='2.3.4'
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
    cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -O2 -L/usr/local/lib'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
  Compile-time options: PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV PERL_MALLOC_WRAP USE_64_
+BIT_ALL
                        USE_64_BIT_INT USE_LARGE_FILES USE_PERLIO
  Built under linux
  Compiled at Apr 25 2008 16:38:21
  @INC:
    /home/user/perl/lib/5.10.0/x86_64-linux
    /home/user/perl/lib/5.10.0
    /home/user/perl/lib/site_perl/5.10.0/x86_64-linux
    /home/user/perl/lib/site_perl/5.10.0
    .
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Solaris (relocates from ./):

Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 10 subversion 0) configuration
+:
  Platform:
    osname=solaris, osvers=2.8, archname=sun4-solaris
    uname='sunos solbox.domain.com 5.8 generic_117350-43 sun4u sparc s
+unw,sun-fire-480r '
    config_args='-de -Dprefix=/home/user/perl -Dcc=gcc -Duserelocatabl
+einc'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    useithreads=undef, usemultiplicity=undef
    useperlio=define, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=define, usesocks=und
+ef
    use64bitint=undef, use64bitall=undef, uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='gcc', ccflags ='-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE
+ -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64',
    optimize='-O',
    cppflags='-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe'
    ccversion='', gccversion='3.3.2', gccosandvers='solaris2.8'
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=4321
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=1
+6
    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t',
+ lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=8, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='gcc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib '
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib /usr/ccs/lib
    libs=-lsocket -lnsl -ldl -lm -lc
    perllibs=-lsocket -lnsl -ldl -lm -lc
    libc=/lib/libc.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
    gnulibc_version=''
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' '
    cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-G -L/usr/local/lib'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
  Compile-time options: PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV PERL_MALLOC_WRAP
                        USE_LARGE_FILES USE_PERLIO
  Built under solaris
  Compiled at May 15 2008 13:00:27
  @INC:
    ./../lib/5.10.0/sun4-solaris
    ./../lib/5.10.0
    ./../lib/site_perl/5.10.0/sun4-solaris
    ./../lib/site_perl/5.10.0
    .
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Thanks,
CK.

In reply to Relocatable Perl 5.10.0 on Solaris by Anonymous Monk

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