Re: Fwd: gmake (perl-5.8.6) fails on z/OS

On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 07:25:33AM -0700, rajarshi das wrote:
> ./miniperl -w -Ilib -MExporter -e '<?>' || gmake minitest
> ./miniperl -Ilib configpm configpm.tmp
> Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation
> byte 0x54, with no preceding start byte) in printf at
> configpm line 63.
> Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation
> byte 0x68, with no preceding st
> art byte) in printf at configpm line 63.
> ....
> ...
> "no" not allowed in expression at configpm.tmp line
> 20, near ""%"
> configpm.tmp has too many errors.
> Compilation failed in require at configpm line 673.
> gmake: *** [lib/Config.pm] Error 113
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> I have attached the configpm file. 
> 
> I tried redoing it with a clean build, but it still
> fails. 
> 
> Why does configpm generate errors ? 

miniperl is a minimal perl executable built to be able to run perl
scripts to help build the modules and the full perl.  configpm is the
first of these; it generates Config.pm.  Having it fail is a sign
that there is something badly wrong.