<snip> /usr/include/sys/cdefs.h:236:7: warning: "__STDC_VERSION__" is not defined /usr/include/sys/cdefs.h:246:7: warning: "__STDC_VERSION__" is not defined /usr/include/sys/featuretest.h:70:7: warning: "_POSIX_C_SOURCE" is not defined /usr/include/sys/featuretest.h:70:43: warning: "_XOPEN_SOURCE" is not defined /usr/include/sys/cdefs_elf.h:67:5: warning: "__GNUC_PREREQ__" is not defined /usr/include/sys/cdefs_elf.h:67:20: error: missing binary operator before token "(" The problem is with this line in cdefs_elf.h: #if __GNUC_PREREQ__(4, 0) I wonder if this is a problem with NetBSD5.0.2 rather than with Perl5.13.4. -Nigel -- Nigel Horne. Arranger, Adjudicator, Band Trainer, Composer, Tutor, Typesetter. NJH Music, ICQ#20252325, twitter: @nigelhorne njh@bandsman.co.uk http://www.bandsman.co.uk