[ID 20000306.003] ./TEST -v comp/cpp.t failure

when doing : ./TEST -v comp/cpp.t failure in perl5.005_03/t
comp/cpp...aCC: warning 901: unknown option: `-C': use +help for online
documentation. 
Bareword found where operator expected at comp/cpp.aux line 38, near "$x
= `./perl"
  (Might be a runaway multi-line // string starting on line 26)
        (Missing operator before perl?)
syntax error at comp/cpp.aux line 38, near "$x = `./perl "
Unrecognized file test: -P at comp/cpp.aux line 38.
FAILED at test 0

looks like the -C comes from 
perl.c line 2021 : %s | %_ -C %_ %s",

My compiler does not support -C (BTW it does not support anything like 
'Prevent preprocessor from removing comments').
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• [ID 20000306.003] ./TEST -v comp/cpp.t failure by Philippe Cizaire
• Re: [ID 20000306.003] ./TEST -v comp/cpp.t failure by M.J.T. Guy
• Re: [ID 20000306.003] ./TEST -v comp/cpp.t failure by Andy Dougherty