BUILD ON AIX 6.1, with xlc 11 with required PTF. *NOT* ROOT. Not installing to /bin or /opt. edited log, most output deleted for clarity. $ cd; rm -rf perl-5.14.2 $HOME/test/perl5 gunzip < perl-5.14.2.tar.gz | tar -xf - ; cd perl-5.14.2 $ sh Configure -Dcc=xlc -Duserelocatableinc -Dprefix=/elsewhere/perl -Dinc_version_list=none -Uusethreads -Dusesitecustomize -Duse64bitint -Dcf_email='William.Ricker@FMR.com' -Dperladmin='William.Ricker@FMR.com' -Dstartperl='#!/usr/bin/env perl' -Dextras="JSON::XS" -des && make && make test 2>&1 | tee test.log $ tar cf - . | gzip > ..//perl5-build.$(date +%Y-%m-%d).tar.gz $ make install DESTDIR=$HOME/test/perl5 $ cd ~/test/perl5/elsewhere/perl ; ls $ tar cf - . | gzip >../perl5-archive.$(date +%Y-%m-%d).tar.gz $ env PATH=`pwd`/bin:$PATH PS1=PERL514' $ ' ksh -i PERL514 $ perl -v This is perl 5, version 14, subversion 2 (v5.14.2) built for aix-64int Copyright 1987-2011, Larry Wall Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit. Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found on this system using "man perl" or "perldoc perl". If you have access to the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.org/, the Perl Home Page. PERL514 $ perl -V > ~/conf.txt Can't locate Config.pm in @INC (@INC contains: ../lib/site_perl/5.14.2/aix-64int ../lib/site_perl/5.14.2 ../lib/5.14.2/aix-64int ../lib/5.14.2 .). BEGIN failed--compilation aborted. PERL514 $ (cd bin; perl -V > ~/conf.txt ) PERL514 $ perl -I./lib -V > /dev/null PERL514 $