diff --git a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-arm.in b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-arm.in
index 7d6d0cd25..a23a6fdc6 100644
--- a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-arm.in
+++ b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-arm.in
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ castflags='0'
 cat='cat'
 cc='%%CC%%'
 cccdlflags='-fPIC'
-ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
 ccflags='%%CFLAGS%%'
 ccflags_uselargefiles='-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64'
 ccname='gcc'
@@ -739,7 +738,7 @@ ldlibpthname='LD_LIBRARY_PATH'
 less='less'
 lib_ext='.a'
 libc=''
-libperl='libperl.a'
+libperl='libperl.so'
 libpth='%%LIBDIRS%%'
 libs='-lgdbm -ldb -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 libsdirs='%%LIBDIRS%%'
@@ -1002,7 +1001,7 @@ useposix='true'
 usereentrant='undef'
 userelocatableinc='undef'
 usesfio='false'
-useshrplib='false'
+useshrplib='true'
 usesitecustomize='undef'
 usesocks='undef'
 usethreads='undef'
@@ -1156,6 +1155,7 @@ version_patchlevel_string='version 20 subversion 0'
 PERL_VERSION=20
 PERL_API_VERSION=20
 patchlevel='20'
+ccdlflags='-fPIC -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.20/CORE'
 
 # Make perl use these tools instead of the target binaries during build.
 hostgenerate='%%HOSTGENERATE%%'
diff --git a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-armeb.in b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-armeb.in
index e180a5cca..aee8b2af6 100644
--- a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-armeb.in
+++ b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-armeb.in
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ castflags='0'
 cat='cat'
 cc='%%CC%%'
 cccdlflags='-fPIC'
-ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
 ccflags='%%CFLAGS%%'
 ccflags_uselargefiles='-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64'
 ccname='gcc'
@@ -739,7 +738,7 @@ ldlibpthname='LD_LIBRARY_PATH'
 less='less'
 lib_ext='.a'
 libc=''
-libperl='libperl.a'
+libperl='libperl.so'
 libpth='%%LIBDIRS%%'
 libs='-lgdbm -ldb -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 libsdirs='%%LIBDIRS%%'
@@ -1002,7 +1001,7 @@ useposix='true'
 usereentrant='undef'
 userelocatableinc='undef'
 usesfio='false'
-useshrplib='false'
+useshrplib='true'
 usesitecustomize='undef'
 usesocks='undef'
 usethreads='undef'
@@ -1156,6 +1155,7 @@ version_patchlevel_string='version 20 subversion 0'
 PERL_VERSION=20
 PERL_API_VERSION=20
 patchlevel='20'
+ccdlflags='-fPIC -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.20/CORE'
 
 # Make perl use these tools instead of the target binaries during build.
 hostgenerate='%%HOSTGENERATE%%'
diff --git a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-avr32.in b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-avr32.in
index eb272e8e8..64542e8af 100644
--- a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-avr32.in
+++ b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-avr32.in
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ castflags='0'
 cat='cat'
 cc='%%CC%%'
 cccdlflags='-fPIC'
-ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
 ccflags='%%CFLAGS%%'
 ccflags_uselargefiles='-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64'
 ccname='gcc'
@@ -741,7 +740,7 @@ ldlibpthname='LD_LIBRARY_PATH'
 less='less'
 lib_ext='.a'
 libc=''
-libperl='libperl.a'
+libperl='libperl.so'
 libpth='%%LIBDIRS%%'
 libs='-lgdbm -ldb -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 libsdirs='%%LIBDIRS%%'
@@ -1004,7 +1003,7 @@ useposix='true'
 usereentrant='undef'
 userelocatableinc='undef'
 usesfio='false'
-useshrplib='false'
+useshrplib='true'
 usesitecustomize='undef'
 usesocks='undef'
 usethreads='undef'
@@ -1158,6 +1157,7 @@ version_patchlevel_string='version 20 subversion 0'
 PERL_VERSION=20
 PERL_API_VERSION=20
 patchlevel='20'
+ccdlflags='-fPIC -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.20/CORE'
 
 # Make perl use these tools instead of the target binaries during build.
 hostgenerate='%%HOSTGENERATE%%'
diff --git a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-i486.in b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-i486.in
index 799e711bd..f915fd84c 100644
--- a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-i486.in
+++ b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-i486.in
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ castflags='0'
 cat='cat'
 cc='%%CC%%'
 cccdlflags='-fPIC'
-ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
 ccflags='%%CFLAGS%%'
 ccflags_uselargefiles='-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64'
 ccname='gcc'
@@ -732,7 +731,7 @@ ldlibpthname='LD_LIBRARY_PATH'
 less='less'
 lib_ext='.a'
 libc=''
-libperl='libperl.a'
+libperl='libperl.so'
 libpth='%%LIBDIRS%%'
 libs='-lgdbm -ldb -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 libsdirs='%%LIBDIRS%%'
@@ -991,7 +990,7 @@ useposix='true'
 usereentrant='undef'
 userelocatableinc='undef'
 usesfio='false'
-useshrplib='false'
+useshrplib='true'
 usesitecustomize='undef'
 usesocks='undef'
 usethreads='undef'
@@ -1141,6 +1140,7 @@ version_patchlevel_string='version 20 subversion 0'
 PERL_VERSION=20
 PERL_API_VERSION=20
 patchlevel='20'
+ccdlflags='-fPIC -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.20/CORE'
 
 # Make perl use these tools instead of the target binaries during build.
 hostgenerate='%%HOSTGENERATE%%'
diff --git a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-mips.in b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-mips.in
index bb6d2fc9c..b0eb0fe06 100644
--- a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-mips.in
+++ b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-mips.in
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ castflags='0'
 cat='cat'
 cc='%%CC%%'
 cccdlflags='-fPIC'
-ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
 ccflags='%%CFLAGS%%'
 ccflags_uselargefiles='-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64'
 ccname='gcc'
@@ -739,7 +738,7 @@ ldlibpthname='LD_LIBRARY_PATH'
 less='less'
 lib_ext='.a'
 libc=''
-libperl='libperl.a'
+libperl='libperl.so'
 libpth='%%LIBDIRS%%'
 libs='-lgdbm -ldb -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 libsdirs='%%LIBDIRS%%'
@@ -1002,7 +1001,7 @@ useposix='true'
 usereentrant='undef'
 userelocatableinc='undef'
 usesfio='false'
-useshrplib='false'
+useshrplib='true'
 usesitecustomize='undef'
 usesocks='undef'
 usethreads='undef'
@@ -1156,6 +1155,7 @@ version_patchlevel_string='version 20 subversion 0'
 PERL_VERSION=20
 PERL_API_VERSION=20
 patchlevel='20'
+ccdlflags='-fPIC -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.20/CORE'
 
 # Make perl use these tools instead of the target binaries during build.
 hostgenerate='%%HOSTGENERATE%%'
diff --git a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-mipsel.in b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-mipsel.in
index d3ebbe28b..557d9a199 100644
--- a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-mipsel.in
+++ b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-mipsel.in
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ castflags='0'
 cat='cat'
 cc='%%CC%%'
 cccdlflags='-fPIC'
-ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
 ccflags='%%CFLAGS%%'
 ccflags_uselargefiles='-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64'
 ccname='gcc'
@@ -732,7 +731,7 @@ ldlibpthname='LD_LIBRARY_PATH'
 less='less'
 lib_ext='.a'
 libc=''
-libperl='libperl.a'
+libperl='libperl.so'
 libpth='%%LIBDIRS%%'
 libs='-lgdbm -ldb -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 libsdirs='%%LIBDIRS%%'
@@ -991,7 +990,7 @@ useposix='true'
 usereentrant='undef'
 userelocatableinc='undef'
 usesfio='false'
-useshrplib='false'
+useshrplib='true'
 usesitecustomize='undef'
 usesocks='undef'
 usethreads='undef'
@@ -1141,6 +1140,7 @@ version_patchlevel_string='version 20 subversion 0'
 PERL_VERSION=20
 PERL_API_VERSION=20
 patchlevel='20'
+ccdlflags='-fPIC -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.20/CORE'
 
 # Make perl use these tools instead of the target binaries during build.
 hostgenerate='%%HOSTGENERATE%%'
diff --git a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-powerpc.in b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-powerpc.in
index 855b81263..39b595516 100644
--- a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-powerpc.in
+++ b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-powerpc.in
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ castflags='0'
 cat='cat'
 cc='%%CC%%'
 cccdlflags='-fPIC'
-ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
 ccflags='%%CFLAGS%%'
 ccflags_uselargefiles='-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64'
 ccname='gcc'
@@ -739,7 +738,7 @@ ldlibpthname='LD_LIBRARY_PATH'
 less='less'
 lib_ext='.a'
 libc=''
-libperl='libperl.a'
+libperl='libperl.so'
 libpth='%%LIBDIRS%%'
 libs='-lgdbm -ldb -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 libsdirs='%%LIBDIRS%%'
@@ -1002,7 +1001,7 @@ useposix='true'
 usereentrant='undef'
 userelocatableinc='undef'
 usesfio='false'
-useshrplib='false'
+useshrplib='true'
 usesitecustomize='undef'
 usesocks='undef'
 usethreads='undef'
@@ -1156,6 +1155,7 @@ version_patchlevel_string='version 20 subversion 0'
 PERL_VERSION=20
 PERL_API_VERSION=20
 patchlevel='20'
+ccdlflags='-fPIC -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.20/CORE'
 
 # Make perl use these tools instead of the target binaries during build.
 hostgenerate='%%HOSTGENERATE%%'
diff --git a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-x86_64.in b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-x86_64.in
index 203edf845..6ec080f58 100644
--- a/lang/perl/files/config.sh-x86_64.in
+++ b/lang/perl/files/config.sh-x86_64.in
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ castflags='0'
 cat='cat'
 cc='%%CC%%'
 cccdlflags='-fPIC'
-ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
 ccflags='%%CFLAGS%%'
 ccflags_uselargefiles='-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64'
 ccname='gcc'
@@ -732,7 +731,7 @@ ldlibpthname='LD_LIBRARY_PATH'
 less='less'
 lib_ext='.a'
 libc=''
-libperl='libperl.a'
+libperl='libperl.so'
 libpth='%%LIBDIRS%%'
 libs='-lgdbm -ldb -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 libsdirs='%%LIBDIRS%%'
@@ -991,7 +990,7 @@ useposix='true'
 usereentrant='undef'
 userelocatableinc='undef'
 usesfio='false'
-useshrplib='false'
+useshrplib='true'
 usesitecustomize='undef'
 usesocks='undef'
 usethreads='undef'
@@ -1141,6 +1140,7 @@ version_patchlevel_string='version 20 subversion 0'
 PERL_VERSION=20
 PERL_API_VERSION=20
 patchlevel='20'
+ccdlflags='-fPIC -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/5.20/CORE'
 
 # Make perl use these tools instead of the target binaries during build.
 hostgenerate='%%HOSTGENERATE%%'