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diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 011cdc0..5468749 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 # $Id: Head.U,v 3.0.1.9 1997/02/28 15:02:09 ram Exp $
 #
-# Generated on Wed Apr 24 03:05:12 EET DST 2002 [metaconfig 3.0 PL70]
+# Generated on Thu Aug  1 18:53:48 CEST 2002 [metaconfig 3.0 PL70]
 # (with additional metaconfig patches by perlbug@perl.org)
 
 cat >c1$$ <<EOF
@@ -301,8 +301,6 @@ baserev=''
 bin=''
 binexp=''
 installbin=''
-bincompat5005=''
-d_bincompat5005=''
 byteorder=''
 cc=''
 ccflags=''
@@ -497,6 +495,7 @@ d_getsbyport=''
 d_gmtime_r=''
 gmtime_r_proto=''
 d_gnulibc=''
+gnulibc_version=''
 d_hasmntopt=''
 d_htonl=''
 d_inetaton=''
@@ -1151,17 +1150,6 @@ elif test -d c:/. ; then
 fi
 
 i_whoami=''
-ccname=''
-ccversion=''
-perllibs=''
-: set useposix=false in your hint file to disable the POSIX extension.
-useposix=true
-: set useopcode=false in your hint file to disable the Opcode extension.
-useopcode=true
-: Trailing extension.  Override this in a hint file, if needed.
-: Extra object files, if any, needed on this platform.
-archobjs=''
-archname=''
 : Possible local include directories to search.
 : Set locincpth to "" in a hint file to defeat local include searches.
 locincpth="/usr/local/include /opt/local/include /usr/gnu/include"
@@ -1170,6 +1158,9 @@ locincpth="$locincpth /opt/gnu/include /usr/GNU/include /opt/GNU/include"
 : no include file wanted by default
 inclwanted=''
 
+: Trailing extension.  Override this in a hint file, if needed.
+: Extra object files, if any, needed on this platform.
+archobjs=''
 groupstype=''
 libnames=''
 : change the next line if compiling for Xenix/286 on Xenix/386
@@ -1193,17 +1184,25 @@ plibpth=''
 libswanted=''
 : some systems want to use only the non-versioned libso:s
 ignore_versioned_solibs=''
+: full support for void wanted by default
+defvoidused=15
+
+ccname=''
+ccversion=''
+perllibs=''
+: set useposix=false in your hint file to disable the POSIX extension.
+useposix=true
+: set useopcode=false in your hint file to disable the Opcode extension.
+useopcode=true
 archname64=''
 ccflags_uselargefiles=''
 ldflags_uselargefiles=''
 libswanted_uselargefiles=''
 : set usemultiplicity on the Configure command line to enable multiplicity.
 : set usesocks on the Configure command line to enable socks.
+archname=''
 : set usethreads on the Configure command line to enable threads.
 usereentrant='undef'
-: full support for void wanted by default
-defvoidused=15
-
 : List of libraries we want.
 : If anyone needs -lnet, put it in a hint file.
 libswanted='sfio socket bind inet nsl nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl'
@@ -1486,23 +1485,23 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
 	    zzz=''
 	    uuu=undef
 	    case "$yyy" in
-            *=*) zzz=`echo $yyy|sed 's!=.*!!'`
+            *=*) zzz=`echo "$yyy"|sed 's!=.*!!'`
                  case "$zzz" in
                  *:*) zzz='' ;;
                  *)   xxx=append
-                      zzz=" "`echo $yyy|sed 's!^[^=]*=!!'` 
-                      yyy=`echo $yyy|sed 's!=.*!!'` ;;
+                      zzz=" "`echo "$yyy"|sed 's!^[^=]*=!!'` 
+                      yyy=`echo "$yyy"|sed 's!=.*!!'` ;;
                  esac
                  ;;
             esac
             case "$xxx" in
             '')  case "$yyy" in
-                 *:*) xxx=`echo $yyy|sed 's!:.*!!'`
-                      yyy=`echo $yyy|sed 's!^[^:]*:!!'`
-                      zzz=`echo $yyy|sed 's!^[^=]*=!!'`
-                      yyy=`echo $yyy|sed 's!=.*!!'` ;;
-                 *)   xxx=`echo $yyy|sed 's!:.*!!'`
-                      yyy=`echo $yyy|sed 's!^[^:]*:!!'` ;;
+                 *:*) xxx=`echo "$yyy"|sed 's!:.*!!'`
+                      yyy=`echo "$yyy"|sed 's!^[^:]*:!!'`
+                      zzz=`echo "$yyy"|sed 's!^[^=]*=!!'`
+                      yyy=`echo "$yyy"|sed 's!=.*!!'` ;;
+                 *)   xxx=`echo "$yyy"|sed 's!:.*!!'`
+                      yyy=`echo "$yyy"|sed 's!^[^:]*:!!'` ;;
                  esac
                  ;;       
             esac
@@ -1860,6 +1859,11 @@ if test X"$trnl" = X; then
 	esac
 fi
 if test X"$trnl" = X; then
+       case "`echo foo|tr '\r\n' xy 2>/dev/null`" in
+       fooxy) trnl='\n\r' ;;
+       esac
+fi
+if test X"$trnl" = X; then
 	cat <<EOM >&2
 
 $me: Fatal Error: cannot figure out how to translate newlines with 'tr'.
@@ -3422,13 +3426,88 @@ $undef$define) . ./whoa; eval "$var=\$tu";;
 *) eval "$var=$val";;
 esac'
 
+case "$usesocks" in
+$define|true|[yY]*)	dflt='y';;
+*) dflt='n';;
+esac
+cat <<EOM
+
+Perl can be built to use the SOCKS proxy protocol library.  To do so,
+Configure must be run with -Dusesocks.  If you use SOCKS you also need
+to use the PerlIO abstraction layer, this will be implicitly selected.
+
+If this doesn't make any sense to you, just accept the default '$dflt'.
+EOM
+rp='Build Perl for SOCKS?'
+. ./myread
+case "$ans" in
+y|Y)	val="$define" ;;     
+*)      val="$undef" ;;
+esac
+set usesocks
+eval $setvar
+
+case "$usesocks" in
+$define|true|[yY]*) useperlio="$define";;
+esac
+
+case "$useperlio" in
+$define|true|[yY]*|'')	dflt='y';;
+*) dflt='n';;
+esac
+cat <<EOM
+
+Previous version of $package used the standard IO mechanisms as
+defined in <stdio.h>.  Versions 5.003_02 and later of $package allow
+alternate IO mechanisms via the PerlIO abstraction layer, but the
+stdio mechanism is still available if needed.  The abstraction layer
+can use AT&T's sfio (if you already have sfio installed) or regular stdio.
+Using PerlIO with sfio may cause problems with some extension modules.
+
+If this doesn't make any sense to you, just accept the default '$dflt'.
+EOM
+rp='Use the PerlIO abstraction layer?'
+. ./myread
+case "$ans" in
+y|Y) 
+	val="$define"
+	;;
+*)      
+	echo "Ok, doing things the stdio way."
+	val="$undef"
+	;;
+esac
+set useperlio
+eval $setvar 
+
+case "$usesocks" in
+$define|true|[yY]*)
+	case "$useperlio" in
+	$define|true|[yY]*) ;;
+	*)	cat >&4 <<EOM
+
+You are using the SOCKS proxy protocol library which means that you
+should also use the PerlIO layer.  You may be headed for trouble.
+
+EOM
+		;;
+	esac
+	;;
+esac
+
+	
 case "$usethreads" in
 $define|true|[yY]*)     dflt='y';;
 *)     # Catch case where user specified ithreads or 5005threads but
        # forgot -Dusethreads (A.D. 4/2002)
        case "$useithreads$use5005threads" in
-       *$define*)      dflt='y' ;;
-       *)      dflt='n';;
+       *$define*)      
+		case "$useperlio" in
+		"$define")	dflt='y' ;;
+		*)		dflt='n' ;;
+		esac
+		;;
+       *)	dflt='n';;
        esac
        ;;
 esac
@@ -3437,11 +3516,10 @@ cat <<EOM
 Perl can be built to take advantage of threads on some systems.
 To do so, Configure can be run with -Dusethreads.
 
-Note that threading is a highly experimental feature, and
-some known race conditions still remain.  If you choose to try
-it, be very sure to not actually deploy it for production
-purposes.  README.threads has more details, and is required
-reading if you enable threads.
+Note that Perl built with threading support runs slightly slower
+and uses more memory than plain Perl. The current implementation
+is believed to be stable, but it is fairly new, and so should be
+treated with caution.
 
 If this doesn't make any sense to you, just accept the default '$dflt'.
 EOM
@@ -3458,11 +3536,13 @@ case "$usethreads" in
 $define)
 	$cat <<EOM
 
-As of release 5.6, Perl has two different threading implementations,
-an interpreter-based version (ithreads) with one interpreter per
-thread, and the 5.005 version (5005threads).  Both implementations
-are considered experimental, but since 5.8 ithreads somewhat less so.
-The 5005threads is effectively unmaintained.
+Since release 5.6, Perl has had two different threading implementations,
+the newer interpreter-based version (ithreads) with one interpreter per
+thread, and the older 5.005 version (5005threads).
+The 5005threads version is effectively unmaintained and will probably be
+removed in Perl 5.10, so there should be no need to build a Perl using it
+unless needed for backwards compatibility with some existing 5.005threads
+code.
 
 EOM
 	: Default to ithreads unless overridden on command line or with
@@ -3474,7 +3554,7 @@ EOM
 	case "$useithreads" in
 		$undef|false|[nN]*) dflt='n';;
 	esac
-	rp='Use interpreter-based ithreads?'
+	rp='Use the newer interpreter-based ithreads?'
 	. ./myread
 	case "$ans" in
 	y|Y)    val="$define" ;;
@@ -3509,6 +3589,16 @@ EOM
 	;;
 esac
 
+if test X"$usethreads" = "X$define" -a "X$useperlio" = "Xundef"; then
+	cat >&4 <<EOF
+***
+*** To build with ithreads you must also use the PerlIO layer.
+*** Cannot continue, aborting.
+***
+EOF
+	exit 1
+fi
+
 case "$d_oldpthreads" in
 '')	: Configure tests would be welcome here.  For now, assume undef.
 	val="$undef" ;;
@@ -3762,6 +3852,17 @@ case "$ccname" in
 '') ccname="$cc" ;;
 esac
 
+# gcc 3.1 complains about adding -Idirectories that it already knows about,
+# so we will take those off from locincpth.
+case "$gccversion" in
+3*)
+    echo "main(){}">try.c
+    for incdir in `$cc -v -c try.c 2>&1 | \
+       sed '1,/^#include <\.\.\.>/d;/^End of search list/,$d;s/^ //'` ; do
+       locincpth=`echo $locincpth | sed s!$incdir!!`
+    done
+    $rm -f try try.*
+esac
 
 : decide how portable to be.  Allow command line overrides.
 case "$d_portable" in
@@ -3829,7 +3930,9 @@ esac
 
 case "$fn" in
 *\(*)
-	expr $fn : '.*(\(.*\)).*' | $tr ',' $trnl >getfile.ok
+	: getfile will accept an answer from the comma-separated list
+	: enclosed in parentheses even if it does not meet other criteria.
+	expr "$fn" : '.*(\(.*\)).*' | $tr ',' $trnl >getfile.ok
 	fn=`echo $fn | sed 's/(.*)//'`
 	;;
 esac
@@ -4347,31 +4450,6 @@ case "$firstmakefile" in
 '') firstmakefile='makefile';;
 esac
 
-case "$usesocks" in
-$define|true|[yY]*)	dflt='y';;
-*) dflt='n';;
-esac
-cat <<EOM
-
-Perl can be built to use the SOCKS proxy protocol library.  To do so,
-Configure must be run with -Dusesocks.  If you use SOCKS you also need
-to use the PerlIO abstraction layer, this will be implicitly selected.
-
-If this doesn't make any sense to you, just accept the default '$dflt'.
-EOM
-rp='Build Perl for SOCKS?'
-. ./myread
-case "$ans" in
-y|Y)	val="$define" ;;     
-*)      val="$undef" ;;
-esac
-set usesocks
-eval $setvar
-
-case "$usesocks" in
-$define|true|[yY]*) useperlio="$define";;
-esac
-
 : Looking for optional libraries
 echo " "
 echo "Checking for optional libraries..." >&4
@@ -4849,131 +4927,6 @@ EOM
 esac
 $rm -f try try.*
 
-: check for void type
-echo " "
-echo "Checking to see how well your C compiler groks the void type..." >&4
-case "$voidflags" in
-'')
-	$cat >try.c <<'EOCP'
-#if TRY & 1
-void sub() {
-#else
-sub() {
-#endif
-	extern void moo();	/* function returning void */
-	void (*goo)();		/* ptr to func returning void */
-#if TRY & 8
-	void *hue;		/* generic ptr */
-#endif
-#if TRY & 2
-	void (*foo[10])();
-#endif
-
-#if TRY & 4
-	if(goo == moo) {
-		exit(0);
-	}
-#endif
-	exit(0);
-}
-int main() { sub(); }
-EOCP
-	if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=$defvoidused try.c >.out 2>&1 ; then
-		voidflags=$defvoidused
-	echo "Good.  It appears to support void to the level $package wants.">&4
-		if $contains warning .out >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-			echo "However, you might get some warnings that look like this:"
-			$cat .out
-		fi
-	else
-echo "Hmm, your compiler has some difficulty with void. Checking further..." >&4
-		if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=1 try.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-			echo "It supports 1..."
-			if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=3 try.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-				echo "It also supports 2..."
-				if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=7 try.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-					voidflags=7
-					echo "And it supports 4 but not 8 definitely."
-				else
-					echo "It doesn't support 4..."
-					if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=11 try.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-						voidflags=11
-						echo "But it supports 8."
-					else
-						voidflags=3
-						echo "Neither does it support 8."
-					fi
-				fi
-			else
-				echo "It does not support 2..."
-				if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=13 try.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-					voidflags=13
-					echo "But it supports 4 and 8."
-				else
-					if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=5 try.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-						voidflags=5
-						echo "And it supports 4 but has not heard about 8."
-					else
-						echo "However it supports 8 but not 4."
-					fi
-				fi
-			fi
-		else
-			echo "There is no support at all for void."
-			voidflags=0
-		fi
-	fi
-esac
-case "$voidflags" in
-"$defvoidused") ;;
-*)	$cat >&4 <<'EOM'
-  Support flag bits are:
-    1: basic void declarations.
-    2: arrays of pointers to functions returning void.
-    4: operations between pointers to and addresses of void functions.
-    8: generic void pointers.
-EOM
-	dflt="$voidflags";
-	rp="Your void support flags add up to what?"
-	. ./myread
-	voidflags="$ans"
-	;;
-esac
-$rm -f try.* .out
-
-: check for length of pointer
-echo " "
-case "$ptrsize" in
-'')
-	echo "Checking to see how big your pointers are..." >&4
-	if test "$voidflags" -gt 7; then
-		echo '#define VOID_PTR char *' > try.c
-	else
-		echo '#define VOID_PTR void *' > try.c
-	fi
-	$cat >>try.c <<'EOCP'
-#include <stdio.h>
-int main()
-{
-    printf("%d\n", (int)sizeof(VOID_PTR));
-    exit(0);
-}
-EOCP
-	set try
-	if eval $compile_ok; then
-		ptrsize=`$run ./try`
-		echo "Your pointers are $ptrsize bytes long."
-	else
-		dflt='4'
-		echo "(I can't seem to compile the test program.  Guessing...)" >&4
-		rp="What is the size of a pointer (in bytes)?"
-		. ./myread
-		ptrsize="$ans"
-	fi
-	;;
-esac
-$rm -f try.c try
-
 : check for long long
 echo " "
 echo "Checking to see if you have long long..." >&4
@@ -5365,35 +5318,10 @@ case "$use64bitall" in
 	"$undef")
 		cat <<EOM
 
-Since you have chosen a maximally 64-bit build, I'm also turning on
-the use of 64-bit integers.
-EOM
-		use64bitint="$define" ;;
-	esac
-	;;
-esac
-
-case "$use64bitall" in
-"$define"|true|[yY]*)
-	case "$ptrsize" in
-	4)	cat <<EOM >&4
-
-*** You have chosen a maximally 64-bit build, but your pointers
-*** are only 4 bytes wide, disabling maximal 64-bitness.
-
-EOM
-		use64bitall="$undef"
-		case "$use64bitint" in
-		"$define"|true|[yY]*) ;;
-		*)	cat <<EOM >&4
-
-*** Downgrading from maximal 64-bitness to using 64-bit integers.
-
+Since you have chosen a maximally 64-bit build, I'm also turning on
+the use of 64-bit integers.
 EOM
-			use64bitint="$define"
-			;;
-		esac
-		;;
+		use64bitint="$define" ;;
 	esac
 	;;
 esac
@@ -5436,26 +5364,43 @@ esac
 
 echo " "
 echo "Checking for GNU C Library..." >&4
-cat >try.c <<EOM
+cat >try.c <<'EOCP'
+/* Find out version of GNU C library.  __GLIBC__ and __GLIBC_MINOR__
+   alone are insufficient to distinguish different versions, such as
+   2.0.6 and 2.0.7.  The function gnu_get_libc_version() appeared in
+   libc version 2.1.0.      A. Dougherty,  June 3, 2002.
+*/
 #include <stdio.h>
-int main()
+int main(void)
 {
 #ifdef __GLIBC__
-    exit(0);
+#   ifdef __GLIBC_MINOR__
+#       if __GLIBC__ >= 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ >= 1
+#           include <gnu/libc-version.h>
+	    printf("%s\n",  gnu_get_libc_version());
+#       else
+	    printf("%d.%d\n",  __GLIBC__, __GLIBC_MINOR__);
+#       endif
+#   else
+	printf("%d\n",  __GLIBC__);
+#   endif
+    return 0;
 #else
-    exit(1);
+    return 1;
 #endif
 }
-EOM
+EOCP
 set try
-if eval $compile_ok && $run ./try; then
+if eval $compile_ok && $run ./try > glibc.ver; then
 	val="$define"
-	echo "You are using the GNU C Library"
+	gnulibc_version=`$cat glibc.ver`
+	echo "You are using the GNU C Library version $gnulibc_version"
 else
 	val="$undef"
+	gnulibc_version=''
 	echo "You are not using the GNU C Library"
 fi
-$rm -f try try.*
+$rm -f try try.* glibc.ver
 set d_gnulibc
 eval $setvar
 
@@ -6218,51 +6163,6 @@ EOM
 	uselongdouble=$undef
 fi
 
-case "$useperlio" in
-$define|true|[yY]*|'')	dflt='y';;
-*) dflt='n';;
-esac
-cat <<EOM
-
-Previous version of $package used the standard IO mechanisms as
-defined in <stdio.h>.  Versions 5.003_02 and later of $package allow
-alternate IO mechanisms via the PerlIO abstraction layer, but the
-stdio mechanism is still available if needed.  The abstraction layer
-can use AT&T's sfio (if you already have sfio installed) or regular stdio.
-Using PerlIO with sfio may cause problems with some extension modules.
-
-If this doesn't make any sense to you, just accept the default '$dflt'.
-EOM
-rp='Use the PerlIO abstraction layer?'
-. ./myread
-case "$ans" in
-y|Y) 
-	val="$define"
-	;;
-*)      
-	echo "Ok, doing things the stdio way."
-	val="$undef"
-	;;
-esac
-set useperlio
-eval $setvar 
-
-case "$usesocks" in
-$define|true|[yY]*)
-	case "$useperlio" in
-	$define|true|[yY]*) ;;
-	*)	cat >&4 <<EOM
-
-You are using the SOCKS proxy protocol library which means that you
-should also use the PerlIO layer.  You may be headed for trouble.
-
-EOM
-		;;
-	esac
-	;;
-esac
-
-	
 : determine the architecture name
 echo " "
 if xxx=`./loc arch blurfl $pth`; $test -f "$xxx"; then
@@ -6642,45 +6542,6 @@ else
 	installarchlib="$archlibexp"
 fi
 
-
-: Binary compatibility with 5.005 is not possible for builds
-: with advanced features
-case "$usethreads$usemultiplicity" in
-*define*)
-	bincompat5005="$undef"
-	d_bincompat5005="$undef"
-	;;
-*)	$cat <<EOM
-
-This version of Perl can be compiled for binary compatibility with 5.005.
-If you decide to do so, you will be able to continue using most of the
-extensions that were compiled for Perl 5.005.
-
-EOM
-	case "$bincompat5005$d_bincompat5005" in
-	*"$undef"*) dflt=n ;;
-	*) dflt=y ;;
-	esac
-	rp='Binary compatibility with Perl 5.005?'
-	. ./myread
-	case "$ans" in
-	y*) val="$define" ;;
-	*)  val="$undef" ;;
-	esac
-	set d_bincompat5005
-	eval $setvar
-	case "$d_bincompat5005" in
-	"$define")
-		bincompat5005="$define"
-		;;
-	*)	bincompat5005="$undef"
-		d_bincompat5005="$undef"
-		;;
-	esac
-	;;
-esac
-
-
 : see if setuid scripts can be secure
 $cat <<EOM
 
@@ -6799,6 +6660,156 @@ eval $inhdr
 set stdlib.h i_stdlib
 eval $inhdr
 
+: check for void type
+echo " "
+echo "Checking to see how well your C compiler groks the void type..." >&4
+case "$voidflags" in
+'')
+	$cat >try.c <<'EOCP'
+#if TRY & 1
+void sub() {
+#else
+sub() {
+#endif
+	extern void moo();	/* function returning void */
+	void (*goo)();		/* ptr to func returning void */
+#if TRY & 8
+	void *hue;		/* generic ptr */
+#endif
+#if TRY & 2
+	void (*foo[10])();
+#endif
+
+#if TRY & 4
+	if(goo == moo) {
+		exit(0);
+	}
+#endif
+	exit(0);
+}
+int main() { sub(); }
+EOCP
+	if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=$defvoidused try.c >.out 2>&1 ; then
+		voidflags=$defvoidused
+	echo "Good.  It appears to support void to the level $package wants.">&4
+		if $contains warning .out >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+			echo "However, you might get some warnings that look like this:"
+			$cat .out
+		fi
+	else
+echo "Hmm, your compiler has some difficulty with void. Checking further..." >&4
+		if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=1 try.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+			echo "It supports 1..."
+			if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=3 try.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+				echo "It also supports 2..."
+				if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=7 try.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+					voidflags=7
+					echo "And it supports 4 but not 8 definitely."
+				else
+					echo "It doesn't support 4..."
+					if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=11 try.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+						voidflags=11
+						echo "But it supports 8."
+					else
+						voidflags=3
+						echo "Neither does it support 8."
+					fi
+				fi
+			else
+				echo "It does not support 2..."
+				if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=13 try.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+					voidflags=13
+					echo "But it supports 4 and 8."
+				else
+					if $cc $ccflags -c -DTRY=5 try.c >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+						voidflags=5
+						echo "And it supports 4 but has not heard about 8."
+					else
+						echo "However it supports 8 but not 4."
+					fi
+				fi
+			fi
+		else
+			echo "There is no support at all for void."
+			voidflags=0
+		fi
+	fi
+esac
+case "$voidflags" in
+"$defvoidused") ;;
+*)	$cat >&4 <<'EOM'
+  Support flag bits are:
+    1: basic void declarations.
+    2: arrays of pointers to functions returning void.
+    4: operations between pointers to and addresses of void functions.
+    8: generic void pointers.
+EOM
+	dflt="$voidflags";
+	rp="Your void support flags add up to what?"
+	. ./myread
+	voidflags="$ans"
+	;;
+esac
+$rm -f try.* .out
+
+: check for length of pointer
+echo " "
+case "$ptrsize" in
+'')
+	echo "Checking to see how big your pointers are..." >&4
+	if test "$voidflags" -gt 7; then
+		echo '#define VOID_PTR char *' > try.c
+	else
+		echo '#define VOID_PTR void *' > try.c
+	fi
+	$cat >>try.c <<'EOCP'
+#include <stdio.h>
+int main()
+{
+    printf("%d\n", (int)sizeof(VOID_PTR));
+    exit(0);
+}
+EOCP
+	set try
+	if eval $compile_ok; then
+		ptrsize=`$run ./try`
+		echo "Your pointers are $ptrsize bytes long."
+	else
+		dflt='4'
+		echo "(I can't seem to compile the test program.  Guessing...)" >&4
+		rp="What is the size of a pointer (in bytes)?"
+		. ./myread
+		ptrsize="$ans"
+	fi
+	;;
+esac
+$rm -f try.c try
+case "$use64bitall" in
+"$define"|true|[yY]*)
+	case "$ptrsize" in
+	4)	cat <<EOM >&4
+
+*** You have chosen a maximally 64-bit build, but your pointers
+*** are only 4 bytes wide, disabling maximal 64-bitness.
+
+EOM
+		use64bitall="$undef"
+		case "$use64bitint" in
+		"$define"|true|[yY]*) ;;
+		*)	cat <<EOM >&4
+
+*** Downgrading from maximal 64-bitness to using 64-bit integers.
+
+EOM
+			use64bitint="$define"
+			;;
+		esac
+		;;
+	esac
+	;;
+esac
+
+
 : determine which malloc to compile in
 echo " "
 case "$usemymalloc" in
@@ -7337,13 +7348,9 @@ case "$dflt" in
 ''|' ') dflt=none ;;
 esac
 case "$dflt" in
-5.005) case "$bincompat5005" in
-       $define|true|[yY]*) ;;
-       *) dflt=none ;;
-       esac
-       ;;
+5.005) dflt=none ;;
 esac
-$cat <<'EOM'
+$cat <<EOM
 
 In order to ease the process of upgrading, this version of perl 
 can be configured to use modules built and installed with earlier 
@@ -9908,7 +9915,7 @@ echo " "
 echo 'Checking to see if your C compiler knows about "const"...' >&4
 $cat >const.c <<'EOCP'
 typedef struct spug { int drokk; } spug;
-int main()
+main()
 {
 	const char *foo;
 	const spug y;
@@ -13374,7 +13381,7 @@ $rm -f try.c try
 echo " "
 echo 'Checking to see if your C compiler knows about "volatile"...' >&4
 $cat >try.c <<'EOCP'
-int main()
+main()
 {
 	typedef struct _goo_struct goo_struct;
 	goo_struct * volatile goo = ((goo_struct *)0);
@@ -15384,6 +15391,26 @@ else
 	echo "Your stdio doesn't appear very std."
 fi
 $rm -f try.c try
+
+# glibc 2.2.90 and above apparently change stdio streams so Perl's
+# direct buffer manipulation no longer works.  The Configure tests
+# should be changed to correctly detect this, but until then,
+# the following check should at least let perl compile and run.
+# (This quick fix should be updated before 5.8.1.)
+# To be defensive, reject all unknown versions, and all versions  > 2.2.9.
+# A. Dougherty, June 3, 2002.
+case "$d_gnulibc" in
+$define)
+	case "$gnulibc_version" in
+	2.[01]*)  ;;
+	2.2) ;;
+	2.2.[0-9]) ;;
+	*)  echo "But I will not snoop inside glibc $gnulibc_version stdio buffers."
+		val="$undef"
+		;;
+	esac
+	;;
+esac
 set d_stdstdio
 eval $setvar
 
@@ -15569,7 +15596,7 @@ eval $inlibc
 echo " "
 echo "Checking to see if your C compiler can copy structs..." >&4
 $cat >try.c <<'EOCP'
-int main()
+main()
 {
 	struct blurfl {
 		int dyick;
@@ -17884,6 +17911,7 @@ EOM
 	esac
 fi
 : locate the preferred pager for this system
+fn=f/
 case "$pager" in
 '')
 	dflt=''
@@ -17903,10 +17931,14 @@ case "$pager" in
 	'') dflt=/usr/ucb/more;;
 	esac
 	;;
-*) dflt="$pager";;
+*)	dflt="$pager"
+	: Instruct ./getfile to trust the hinted or previous pager value,
+	: even if it does not begin with a slash.  For example, on os2,
+	: pager might be cmd /c more.  See comments in UU/getfile.
+	fn="f/($pager)"
+	;;
 esac
 echo " "
-fn=f/
 rp='What pager is used on your system?'
 . ./getfile
 pager="$ans"
@@ -17917,10 +17949,7 @@ set pid_t pidtype int stdio.h sys/types.h
 eval $typedef_ask
 
 : Find earliest binary compatible site_perl subdirectory perl can use.
-case "$bincompat5005" in
-"$define") xs_apiversion='5.005' ;;
-*) xs_apiversion=$version ;;   # The current site_perl version.
-esac
+xs_apiversion=$version # The current site_perl version.
 : Find earliest pure perl site_perl subdirectory perl can use.
 : The versioned directories started at 5.005.
 pm_apiversion='5.005'
@@ -18948,7 +18977,7 @@ for i in \`$cc -v -c tmp.c 2>&1 $postprocess_cc_v\`
 do
 	case "\$i" in
 	-D*) echo "\$i" | $sed 's/^-D//';;
-	-A*) $test "$gccversion" && echo "\$i" | $sed 's/^-A\(.*\)(\(.*\))/\1=\2/';;
+	-A*) $test "$gccversion" && echo "\$i" | $sed 's/^-A//' | $sed 's/\(.*\)(\(.*\))/\1=\2/';;
 	esac
 done
 $rm -f try.c
@@ -19270,7 +19299,7 @@ for xxx in $known_extensions ; do
 		case "$i_ndbm" in
 		$define)
 		    case "$osname-$use64bitint" in
-		    cygwin-*|hpux-define)
+		    hpux-define)
 			case "$libs" in
 			*-lndbm*) avail_ext="$avail_ext $xxx" ;;
 			esac
@@ -19284,7 +19313,7 @@ for xxx in $known_extensions ; do
 		case "${i_dbm}${i_rpcsvcdbm}" in
 		*"${define}"*)
 		    case "$osname-$use64bitint" in
-		    cygwin-*|hpux-define)
+		    hpux-define)
 			case "$libs" in
 			*-ldbm*) avail_ext="$avail_ext $xxx" ;;
 			esac
@@ -19328,6 +19357,19 @@ for xxx in $known_extensions ; do
                         esac
 		esac
 		;;
+	XS/APItest|xs/apitest)
+		# This is just for testing.  Skip it unless we have dynamic loading.
+
+		case "$usedl" in
+		$define) avail_ext="$avail_ext $xxx" ;;
+		esac
+		;;
+	XS/Typemap|xs/typemap)
+		# This is just for testing.  Skip it unless we have dynamic loading.
+		case "$usedl" in
+		$define) avail_ext="$avail_ext $xxx" ;;
+		esac
+		;;
 	threads|threads/shared)
 		# threads and threads::shared are special cases.
 		# To stop people from asking "Perl 5.8.0 was supposed
@@ -19623,7 +19665,6 @@ awk='$awk'
 baserev='$baserev'
 bash='$bash'
 bin='$bin'
-bincompat5005='$bincompat5005'
 binexp='$binexp'
 bison='$bison'
 byacc='$byacc'
@@ -19691,7 +19732,6 @@ d_atoll='$d_atoll'
 d_attribut='$d_attribut'
 d_bcmp='$d_bcmp'
 d_bcopy='$d_bcopy'
-d_bincompat5005='$d_bincompat5005'
 d_bsd='$d_bsd'
 d_bsdgetpgrp='$d_bsdgetpgrp'
 d_bsdsetpgrp='$d_bsdsetpgrp'
@@ -20130,6 +20170,7 @@ gidtype='$gidtype'
 glibpth='$glibpth'
 gmake='$gmake'
 gmtime_r_proto='$gmtime_r_proto'
+gnulibc_version='$gnulibc_version'
 grep='$grep'
 groupcat='$groupcat'
 groupstype='$groupstype'