> checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl
> checking for libperl... /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.28
> checking for working libperl... yes
> checking for perl multiplicity... yes
> checking for libz... yes: /usr
> checking for libbz2... yes: /usr

This looks good to me.

> configure: creating ./config.status
> config.status: creating Makefile
> avon@orac:/hub/temp/binkd2/binkd$ make
> Making depends...

> Binkd is successfully compiled.

Does ./binkd -vv mention perl at this point on a fresh make?

I am fresh out of ideas but I am going to go over the output of my ./configure
--with-perl and comapre it with yours and see if I can spot any differences.

I'm just guessing here but I wonder if "apt-get install build-essential" will install any missing deps?

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