Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 8) configuration:
  Platform:
    osname=linux, osvers=2.6.22-ck1, archname=i686-linux-thread-multi
    uname='linux localhost 2.6.22-ck1 #1 sun aug 5 12:39:27 eest 2007 i686 amd athlon(tm) 64 processor 3500+ authenticamd gnulinux '
    config_args='-des -Darchname=i686-linux-thread -Dcccdlflags=-fPIC -Dccdlflags=-rdynamic -Dcc=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -Dprefix=/usr -Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dsiteprefix=/usr -Dlocincpth=  -Doptimize=-O2 -march=athlon64 -mtune=athlon64 -pipe -msse3 -Duselargefiles -Dd_semctl_semun -Dscriptdir=/usr/bin -Dman1dir=/usr/share/man/man1 -Dman3dir=/usr/share/man/man3 -Dinstallman1dir=/usr/share/man/man1 -Dinstallman3dir=/usr/share/man/man3 -Dman1ext=1 -Dman3ext=3pm -Dinc_version_list=5.8.0 5.8.0/i686-linux-thread-multi 5.8.2 5.8.2/i686-linux-thread-multi 5.8.4 5.8.4/i686-linux-thread-multi 5.8.5 5.8.5/i686-linux-thread-multi 5.8.6 5.8.6/i686-linux-thread-multi 5.8.7 5.8.7/i686-linux-thread-multi  -Dinc_version_list=5.8.0 5.8.0/i686-linux-thread-multi 5.8.2 5.8.2/i686-linux-thread-multi 5.8.4 5.8.4/i686-linux-thread-multi 5.8.5 5.8.5/i686-linux-thread-multi 5.8.6 5.8.6/i686-linux-thread-multi 5.8.7 5.8.7/i686-linux-thread-multi  -Dcf_by=Gentoo -Ud_csh -Dusenm -Dusethreads -Ui_ndbm -Ui_gdbm -Di_db'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    usethreads=define use5005threads=undef useithreads=define usemultiplicity=define
    useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -Wdeclaration-after-statement -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/gdbm',
    optimize='-O2 -march=athlon64 -mtune=athlon64 -pipe -msse3',
    cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DTHREADS_HAVE_PIDS -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -Wdeclaration-after-statement -I/usr/include/gdbm'
    ccversion='', gccversion='3.4.6 (Gentoo Hardened 3.4.6-r2, ssp-3.4.6-1.0, pie-8.7.10)', gccosandvers=''
    intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8, byteorder=1234
    d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=12
    ivtype='long', ivsize=4, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t', lseeksize=8
    alignbytes=4, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries:
    ld='i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib
    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
    libc=/lib/libc-2.6.1.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
    gnulibc_version='2.6.1'
  Dynamic Linking:
    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-rdynamic'
    cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -L/usr/local/lib'


Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
  Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT
                        PERL_MALLOC_WRAP THREADS_HAVE_PIDS USE_ITHREADS
                        USE_LARGE_FILES USE_PERLIO USE_REENTRANT_API
  Built under linux
  Compiled at Sep 24 2007 22:46:51
  @INC:
    /etc/perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8/i686-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.8
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i686-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i686-linux-thread-multi
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8
    /usr/local/lib/site_perl
    .