> If you *must* check the platform, $(lsb_release -is) is a better check, but > lsb_release is not included by default on Debian > systems and this issue is going to turn up on Debian too soon enough.
But what would the output of "lsb_release -is" be? I do appreciate your warning that Debian will go the same way as well. I also fully understand that checking the platform may not turn out to be the wisest course of action. However, perl 5 is in code freeze preparing for the 5.14.0 release, so I am trying to find as minimally invasive a fix as possible. I don't know what testing on other Linux distributions will turn up, but I do know that on Ubuntu 11.04, at least, I need to incorporate this fix, so I would like to be able to tell what platform I'm on. Thank you for your prompt help. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/739693 Title: Configure does not find libs in /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
