Hints files should allow command-line overrides, especially for things like -Doptimize. diff -r -u perl-current/hints/linux.sh perl-andy/hints/linux.sh --- perl-current/hints/linux.sh 2008-05-17 10:31:36.000000000 -0400 +++ perl-andy/hints/linux.sh 2008-07-29 09:54:20.000000000 -0400 @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ esac ;; *"Sun C"*) - optimize='-xO2' + test "$optimize" || optimize='-xO2' cccdlflags='-KPIC' lddlflags='-G -Bdynamic' # Sun C doesn't support gcc attributes, but, in many cases, doesn't -- Andy Dougherty doughera@lafayette.eduThread Next