Use the ld flags from the supplied configuration file. For sh we need the flags that specify to build PIC code so that the shared libraries work. --- perl-5.8.7/Cross/generate_config_sh~ 2006-09-25 16:34:09.000000000 +1000 +++ perl-5.8.7/Cross/generate_config_sh 2006-09-25 16:34:09.000000000 +1000 @@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ $callbacks->{'ar'} = [\&simple_process, ["AR", "arm-linux-ar"]]; $callbacks->{'archname'} = [\&simple_process, ["SYS", "armv4l-linux"]]; $callbacks->{'cc'} = [\&simple_process, ["CC", "arm-linux-gcc"]]; -$callbacks->{'cccdlflags'} = [\&simple_process, ["CFLAGS", ""]]; -$callbacks->{'ccdlflags'} = [\&simple_process, ["CFLAGS", ""]]; +#$callbacks->{'cccdlflags'} = [\&simple_process, ["CFLAGS", ""]]; +#$callbacks->{'ccdlflags'} = [\&simple_process, ["CFLAGS", ""]]; $callbacks->{'ccflags'} = [\&simple_process, ["CFLAGS", "-fno-strict-aliasing -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"]]; $callbacks->{'ccflags_uselargefiles'} = [\&simple_process, ["CFLAGS", "-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"]]; $callbacks->{'ccname'} = [\&simple_process, ["CC", "arm-linux-gcc"]];