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<para>Prepare Perl for compilation:</para>
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">sh Configure -des -Dprefix=/tools -Dlibs=-lm</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">sh Configure -des -Dprefix=/tools -Dlibs=-lm -Uloclibpth -Ulocincpth</userinput></screen>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <title>The meaning of the Configure options:</title>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>-des</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This is a combination of three options: -d uses defaults for
+ all items; -e ensures completion of all tasks; -s silences
+ non-essential output.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>-Uloclibpth amd -Ulocincpth</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>These entries undefine variables that cause the configuration
+ to search for locally installed components that may exist on the
+ host system.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+
+
+
<para>Build the package:</para>