id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version resolution keywords cc port 23089 perl5.*: should use -Duseshrplib reg-macports.org@… ghosthound "perl5.8 and perl5.10 should be compiled with a shared perl library: http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?README.macosx#Known_problems says: The default of building Perl statically may cause problems with complex applications like Tk: in that case consider building shared Perl {{{ Configure ... -Duseshrplib }}} but remember that there's a startup cost to pay in that case (see above ""libperl and Prebinding""). ---------- However, http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?README.macosx#libperl_and_Prebinding also says: With 10.4 ""Tiger"" and newer, Apple has all but eliminated the performance penalty for non-prebound libraries. ---------- As MacPorts requires OS X 10.5, performance is no longer a reason not to use -Duseshrplib. However, not using -Duseshrplib breaks at least one port: #23085" defect closed Normal ports 1.8.1 fixed reg-macports.org@… perl5.8, perl5.10, perl5.12, perl5.14