does nothing for me, as cc is a link to gcc : cc (GCC) 3.2 (Mandrake Linux 9.0 3.2-1mdk) Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO

Argh. You're right, my cc is a link to gcc as well...so the compiler is definitely not the issue. UNLESS, the versions are significant. What version of gcc do you have? gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-98) Do you only have one version of Perl installed (5.8.0)? And did you install it from source? It is possible that some of Perl's configuration files are not present on a fresh Mandrake install of the binary. //Ed -- Ed Summers aim: inkdroid web: http://www.inkdroid.org