OpenSuse 11.3 and compiling Perl 5.12.3

I was trying to compile Perl 5.12.3 on OpenSuse 11.3 for catalyst framework environment. However, during compilation of Perl source code, it exited at ODBM_File.xs (below is small snip from the session, not pasting whole compilation…)

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./miniperl -Ilib make_ext.pl lib/auto/ODBM_File/ODBM_File.so MAKE=make LIBPERL_A=libperl.a LINKTYPE=dynamic
    Making ODBM_File (all)

Running Makefile.PL in ext/ODBM_File
../../miniperl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=perl INSTALLMAN1DIR=none INSTALLMAN3DIR=none PERL_CORE=1 LIBPERL_A=libperl.a

LINKTYPE=dynamic
Processing hints file hints/linux.pl
Writing Makefile for ODBM_File
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/catalyst/perl-5.12.3/ext/ODBM_File'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/catalyst/perl-5.12.3/ext/ODBM_File'
Making all in ext/ODBM_File
make all PERL_CORE=1 LIBPERL_A=libperl.a LINKTYPE=dynamic
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/catalyst/perl-5.12.3/ext/ODBM_File'
cp ODBM_File.pm ../../lib/ODBM_File.pm
../../miniperl "-I../../lib" "-I../../lib" ../../lib/ExtUtils/xsubpp -noprototypes -typemap

../../lib/ExtUtils/typemap -typemap typemap  ODBM_File.xs > ODBM_File.xsc && mv ODBM_File.xsc ODBM_File.c
cc -c   -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64

-O2   -DVERSION=\"1.07\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.07\" -fPIC "-I../.."   ODBM_File.c
ODBM_File.xs: In function ‘XS_ODBM_File_DESTROY’:
ODBM_File.xs:124:2: error: too few arguments to function ‘dbmclose’
/usr/include/dbm.h:62:12: note: declared here
make[1]: *** [ODBM_File.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/catalyst/perl-5.12.3/ext/ODBM_File'
Unsuccessful make(ext/ODBM_File): code=512 at make_ext.pl line 449.
make: *** [lib/auto/ODBM_File/ODBM_File.so] Error 25
catalyst@linux-bk68:~/perl-5.12.3> vi /usr/include/dbm.h

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It was observed that ‘dbmclose’ call in ODBM_File.xs is dbmclose(void) to that specified in /usr/include/dbm.h dbmclose __P((DBM *)) on OpenSuse 11.3. Below is snip from session for ODM_FIle.xs and dbm.h file.

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catalyst@linux-bk68:~/perl-5.12.3> grep -n dbmclose /home/catalyst/perl-5.12.3/ext/ODBM_File/ODBM_File.xs
15:int    dbmclose(void);
25: * DBM on at least Ultrix and HPUX call dbmclose() from dbminit(),
26: * resulting in duplicate free() because dbmclose() does *not*
28: * If some malloc/free calls have been done between dbmclose() and
35:#define dbmclose()    ((void) dbminit("/non/exist/ent"))
124:    dbmclose();
catalyst@linux-bk68:~/perl-5.12.3>

linux-bk68:/home/catalyst/perl-5.12.3 # grep dbmclose /usr/include/dbm.h
/*extern int    dbmclose __P((DBM *));*/
extern int    dbmclose __P((void));
linux-bk68:/home/catalyst/perl-5.12.3 #

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This has corrected the problem. However, keeping fingers crossed. Hope it doesn’t break my current system configuration.