Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 8 subversion 2) configuration:
  Platform:
    osname=linux, osvers=2.4.23, archname=i586-linux
    uname='linux tuxslare.org 2.4.23 #1 sun dec 14 13:22:44 wet 2003 i586 amd-k6(tm) 3d processor authenticamd gnulinux '
    config_args='-des -Darchname=i586-linux -Dcccdlflags=-fPIC -Dccdlflags=-rdynamic -Dcc=gcc -Dprefix=/usr -Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dsiteprefix=/usr -Dlocincpth=  -Doptimize=-mcpu=k6 -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -m3dnow -mmmx -Duselargefiles -Dd_dosuid -Dd_semctl_semun -Dscriptdir=/usr/bin -Dman3ext=3pm -Dcf_by=Gentoo -Ud_csh -Di_gdbm -Di_db -Di_ndbm'
    hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
    usethreads=undef use5005threads=undef useithreads=undef usemultiplicity=undef
    useperlio=define d_sfio=undef uselargefiles=define usesocks=undef
    use64bitint=undef use64bitall=undef uselongdouble=undef
    usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
  Compiler:
    cc='gcc', ccflags ='-fno-strict-aliasing -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64',
    optimize='-mcpu=k6 -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -m3dnow -mmmx',
    cppflags='-DPERL5 -fno-strict-aliasing'
    ccversion='', gccversion='3.2.3 20030422 (Gentoo Linux 1.4 3.2.3-r3, propolice)', 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='gcc', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
    libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib
    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lndbm -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
    libc=/lib/libc-2.3.2.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
    gnulibc_version='2.3.2'
  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: USE_LARGE_FILES
  Built under linux
  Compiled at Feb  5 2004 13:04:11
  @INC:
    /etc/perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/i586-linux
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i586-linux
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.2/i586-linux
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.2
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i586-linux
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0
    /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.2/i586-linux
    /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.2
    /usr/local/lib/site_perl
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i586-linux
    /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0
    .