It baffled me too, but as long as it works, and all my wanted CPAN modules work on it, why would I doubt? (a little stripped:)

Linux 2.6.37.6-35-desktop/#1  HP EliteBook 8540p Core(TM) i5 CPU M 540
+ @ 2.53GHz/2534(4) i686  3843 Mb
openSUSE 11.4 "Celadon"

$ gcc -dumpversion
4.5
$ gcc --version
gcc (SUSE Linux) 4.5.1 20101208 [gcc-4_5-branch revision 167585]
$ perl -V:.*size
charsize='1';
doublesize='8';
fpossize='16';
gidsize='4';
i16size='2';
i32size='4';
i64size='8';
i8size='1';
intsize='4';
ivsize='8';
longdblsize='12';
longlongsize='8';
longsize='4';
lseeksize='8';
nvsize='12';
ptrsize='4';
shortsize='2';
sizesize='4';
u16size='2';
u32size='4';
u64size='8';
u8size='1';
uidsize='4';
uvsize='8';
$ perl -V (stripped)
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 14 subversion 1) configuration
+:
  Platform:
    osname=linux, osvers=2.6.37.6-31-desktop, archname=i686-linux-64in
+t-ld
    config_args='-Duse64bitint -Duselongdouble -des'
    use64bitint=define, use64bitall=undef, uselongdouble=define
    cc='cc', ccflags ='-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector -I
+/pro/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64',
    optimize='-O2',
    cppflags='-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector -I/pro/loca
+l/include'
    ccversion='', gccversion='4.5.1 20101208 [gcc-4_5-branch revision 
+167585]', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=12345678
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=1
+2
    ivtype='long long', ivsize=8, nvtype='long double', nvsize=12, Off
+_t='off_t', lseeksize=8
    gnulibc_version='2.11.3'
Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
  Compile-time options: PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV PERL_MALLOC_WRAP
                        PERL_PRESERVE_IVUV USE_64_BIT_INT USE_LARGE_FI
+LES
                        USE_LONG_DOUBLE USE_PERLIO USE_PERL_ATOF

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Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn

In reply to Re^4: How to find out if it is 32bit or 64bit windows? by Tux
in thread How to find out if it is 32bit or 64bit windows? by Anonymous Monk

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