hello all ;-) not really a core gimp devel/debug issue, but pretty frustrating just the same. 1.1.29 seems to build fine up to the point that it hits the perl extension. I;ve compiled & installed all the various PDL, Parse::Rec Descent, Gtk+-Perl stuff etc. and .configure goes through the motions just fine when configuring it. Here's the make output: Making all in perl gmake[3]: Entering directory `/usr/people/avi/tmp/src/gimp-1.1.29/plug-ins/perl' gmake[4]: Entering directory `/usr/people/avi/tmp/src/gimp-1.1.29/plug-ins/perl/ Gimp' gcc -c -I/usr/people/avi/tmp/src/gimp-1.1.29/plug-ins/perl -I../../.. -I/usr/peo ple/avi/tmp/src/gimp-1.1.29/plug-ins/perl/../.. -I/usr/local/lib/glib/include -I /usr/local/include -I/usr/local/lib/glib/include -I/usr/local/include -DGTK_DIS ABLE_COMPAT_H -I/usr/share/lib/perl5/site_perl/PDL/Core -g -O2 -O2 -DVERSIO N=\"1.201\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.201\" -I/usr/share/lib/perl5/irix-n32/5.00404/CORE -Ddatadir="\"/usr/local/share\"" -DHAVE_PDL=1 Lib.c In file included from /usr/share/lib/perl5/irix-n32/5.00404/CORE/perlio.h:23, from /usr/share/lib/perl5/irix-n32/5.00404/CORE/perl.h:181, from /usr/share/lib/perl5/site_perl/PDL/Core/pdlcore.h:3, from Lib.xs:20: /usr/share/lib/perl5/irix-n32/5.00404/CORE/perlsdio.h:268: warning: `getc_unlock ed' redefined /usr/include/stdio.h:394: warning: this is the location of the previous definiti on /usr/share/lib/perl5/irix-n32/5.00404/CORE/perlsdio.h:270: warning: `putc_unlock ed' redefined /usr/include/stdio.h:396: warning: this is the location of the previous definiti on In file included from /usr/people/avi/tmp/src/gimp-1.1.29/plug-ins/perl/gppport. h:149, from Lib.xs:34: /usr/share/lib/perl5/irix-n32/5.00404/CORE/patchlevel.h:40: redefinition of `loc al_patches' /usr/share/lib/perl5/irix-n32/5.00404/CORE/patchlevel.h:40: `local_patches' prev iously defined here gmake[4]: *** [Lib.o] Error 1 gmake[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/people/avi/tmp/src/gimp-1.1.29/plug-ins/perl/G imp' gmake[3]: *** [subdirs] Error 2 gmake[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/people/avi/tmp/src/gimp-1.1.29/plug-ins/perl' gmake[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/people/avi/tmp/src/gimp-1.1.29/plug-ins' gmake[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/people/avi/tmp/src/gimp-1.1.29' gmake: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2 my analysis is that SGI default perl (5.004_4) is missing some stuff that Gimp::Perl needs. I don't think it has anything to do with the various Perl modules I installed (all of which compiled/installed flawlessly). Am I correct?? If so is there some patch I can apply so that I wont need to install perl 5.005 into /usr/freeware?? I read in the ChangeLog of Gimp::Perl that some workarounds for 5.004 had been submitted... BTW. I'm no perl coder myself, so I haven;t the foggiest idea where to start 'problem solving' on this one. kind regards, avi PS. versions used: perl5 (5.0 patchlevel 4 subversion 4) (SGI default) PDL 2.1.1 (no slatec, no gsl, no fftw) RecParseDescent 1.66 Data-Dumper-2.101 File-Spec-0.82 Gtk-Perl-0.7000 (gtk only, no gnome) GNU Make version 3.79.1 gcc version 2.95.2