diff -rc perl5.005.orig/Configure perl5.005/Configure
*** perl5.005.orig/Configure	Wed Jul 15 08:05:44 1998
--- perl5.005/Configure	Sun Nov 12 21:30:40 2000
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*** 234,239 ****
--- 234,240 ----
  nm=''
  nroff=''
  perl=''
+ perllibs=''
  pg=''
  pmake=''
  pr=''
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*** 11279,11284 ****
--- 11280,11293 ----
  shift
  extensions="$*"
  
+ : Remove libraries needed only for extensions
+ : The appropriate ext/Foo/Makefile.PL will add them back in, if
+ : necessary.
+ set X `echo " $libs " | 
+   sed -e 's@ -lndbm @ @' -e 's@ -lgdbm @ @' -e 's@ -ldbm @ @' -e 's@ -ldb @ @'` 
+ shift
+ perllibs="$*"
+ 
  : Remove build directory name from cppstdin so it can be used from
  : either the present location or the final installed location.
  echo " "
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*** 11804,11809 ****
--- 11813,11819 ----
  patchlevel='$patchlevel'
  path_sep='$path_sep'
  perl='$perl'
+ perllibs='$perllibs'
  perladmin='$perladmin'
  perlpath='$perlpath'
  pg='$pg'
diff -rc perl5.005.orig/Makefile.SH perl5.005/Makefile.SH
*** perl5.005.orig/Makefile.SH	Sun Jul 19 08:06:35 1998
--- perl5.005/Makefile.SH	Sun Nov 12 21:30:40 2000
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*** 150,156 ****
  ext = \$(dynamic_ext) \$(static_ext) \$(nonxs_ext)
  DYNALOADER = lib/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader\$(LIB_EXT)
  
! libs = $libs $cryptlib
  
  public = perl $suidperl utilities translators
  
--- 150,156 ----
  ext = \$(dynamic_ext) \$(static_ext) \$(nonxs_ext)
  DYNALOADER = lib/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader\$(LIB_EXT)
  
! libs = $perllibs $cryptlib
  
  public = perl $suidperl utilities translators
  
diff -rc perl5.005.orig/lib/ExtUtils/Embed.pm perl5.005/lib/ExtUtils/Embed.pm
*** perl5.005.orig/lib/ExtUtils/Embed.pm	Wed Jul 22 07:45:02 1998
--- perl5.005/lib/ExtUtils/Embed.pm	Sun Nov 12 21:30:40 2000
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*** 194,200 ****
      @path = $path ? split(/:/, $path) : @INC;
  
      push(@potential_libs, @link_args)    if scalar @link_args;
!     push(@potential_libs, $Config{libs}) if defined $std;
  
      push(@mods, static_ext()) if $std;
  
--- 194,200 ----
      @path = $path ? split(/:/, $path) : @INC;
  
      push(@potential_libs, @link_args)    if scalar @link_args;
!     push(@potential_libs, $Config{perllibs}) if defined $std;
  
      push(@mods, static_ext()) if $std;
  
diff -rc perl5.005.orig/lib/ExtUtils/Liblist.pm perl5.005/lib/ExtUtils/Liblist.pm
*** perl5.005.orig/lib/ExtUtils/Liblist.pm	Wed Jul 22 07:09:42 1998
--- perl5.005/lib/ExtUtils/Liblist.pm	Sun Nov 12 21:30:40 2000
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*** 16,33 ****
  
  sub _unix_os2_ext {
      my($self,$potential_libs, $verbose) = @_;
!     if ($^O =~ 'os2' and $Config{libs}) { 
  	# Dynamic libraries are not transitive, so we may need including
  	# the libraries linked against perl.dll again.
  
  	$potential_libs .= " " if $potential_libs;
! 	$potential_libs .= $Config{libs};
      }
      return ("", "", "", "") unless $potential_libs;
      warn "Potential libraries are '$potential_libs':\n" if $verbose;
  
      my($so)   = $Config{'so'};
!     my($libs) = $Config{'libs'};
      my $Config_libext = $Config{lib_ext} || ".a";
  
  
--- 16,33 ----
  
  sub _unix_os2_ext {
      my($self,$potential_libs, $verbose) = @_;
!     if ($^O =~ 'os2' and $Config{perllibs}) { 
  	# Dynamic libraries are not transitive, so we may need including
  	# the libraries linked against perl.dll again.
  
  	$potential_libs .= " " if $potential_libs;
! 	$potential_libs .= $Config{perllibs};
      }
      return ("", "", "", "") unless $potential_libs;
      warn "Potential libraries are '$potential_libs':\n" if $verbose;
  
      my($so)   = $Config{'so'};
!     my($libs) = $Config{'perllibs'};
      my $Config_libext = $Config{lib_ext} || ".a";
  
  
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*** 290,296 ****
                   $self->{CCFLAS}   || $Config{'ccflags'};
    @crtls = ( ($dbgqual =~ m-/Debug-i ? $Config{'dbgprefix'} : '')
                . 'PerlShr/Share' );
!   push(@crtls, grep { not /\(/ } split /\s+/, $Config{'libs'});
    push(@crtls, grep { not /\(/ } split /\s+/, $Config{'libc'});
    # In general, we pass through the basic libraries from %Config unchanged.
    # The one exception is that if we're building in the Perl source tree, and
--- 290,296 ----
                   $self->{CCFLAS}   || $Config{'ccflags'};
    @crtls = ( ($dbgqual =~ m-/Debug-i ? $Config{'dbgprefix'} : '')
                . 'PerlShr/Share' );
!   push(@crtls, grep { not /\(/ } split /\s+/, $Config{'perllibs'});
    push(@crtls, grep { not /\(/ } split /\s+/, $Config{'libc'});
    # In general, we pass through the basic libraries from %Config unchanged.
    # The one exception is that if we're building in the Perl source tree, and
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*** 598,604 ****
  =item *
  
  If C<$potential_libs> is empty, the return value will be empty.
! Otherwise, the libraries specified by C<$Config{libs}> (see Config.pm)
  will be appended to the list of C<$potential_libs>.  The libraries
  will be searched for in the directories specified in C<$potential_libs>
  as well as in C<$Config{libpth}>. For each library that is found,  a
--- 598,604 ----
  =item *
  
  If C<$potential_libs> is empty, the return value will be empty.
! Otherwise, the libraries specified by C<$Config{perllibs}> (see Config.pm)
  will be appended to the list of C<$potential_libs>.  The libraries
  will be searched for in the directories specified in C<$potential_libs>
  as well as in C<$Config{libpth}>. For each library that is found,  a
diff -rc perl5.005.orig/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm perl5.005/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm
*** perl5.005.orig/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm	Tue Jul 14 04:39:12 1998
--- perl5.005/lib/ExtUtils/MM_Unix.pm	Sun Nov 12 21:30:41 2000
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*** 2281,2287 ****
  MAP_STATIC    = ",
  join(" \\\n\t", reverse sort keys %static), "
  
! MAP_PRELIBS   = $Config::Config{libs} $Config::Config{cryptlib}
  ";
  
      if (defined $libperl) {
--- 2281,2287 ----
  MAP_STATIC    = ",
  join(" \\\n\t", reverse sort keys %static), "
  
! MAP_PRELIBS   = $Config::Config{perllibs} $Config::Config{cryptlib}
  ";
  
      if (defined $libperl) {
diff -rc perl5.005.orig/myconfig perl5.005/myconfig
*** perl5.005.orig/myconfig	Fri Apr  3 01:20:35 1998
--- perl5.005/myconfig	Sun Nov 12 21:30:41 2000
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*** 34,40 ****
    Linker and Libraries:
      ld='$ld', ldflags ='$ldflags'
      libpth=$libpth
!     libs=$libs
      libc=$libc, so=$so, useshrplib=$useshrplib, libperl=$libperl
    Dynamic Linking:
      dlsrc=$dlsrc, dlext=$dlext, d_dlsymun=$d_dlsymun, ccdlflags='$ccdlflags'
--- 34,40 ----
    Linker and Libraries:
      ld='$ld', ldflags ='$ldflags'
      libpth=$libpth
!     libs=$perllibs
      libc=$libc, so=$so, useshrplib=$useshrplib, libperl=$libperl
    Dynamic Linking:
      dlsrc=$dlsrc, dlext=$dlext, d_dlsymun=$d_dlsymun, ccdlflags='$ccdlflags'
diff -rc perl5.005.orig/patchlevel.h perl5.005/patchlevel.h
*** perl5.005.orig/patchlevel.h	Wed Jul 22 19:22:01 1998
--- perl5.005/patchlevel.h	Sun Nov 12 21:30:41 2000
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*** 39,44 ****
--- 39,45 ----
   */
  static	char	*local_patches[] = {
  	NULL
+ 	,"NODB-1.0 - remove -ldb from core perl binary."
  	,NULL
  };