$ nm /opt/myperl/lib/5.8.9/i686-linux/auto/Fcntl/Fcntl.so | grep PL_curpad U PL_curpad $ nm /opt/myperl/bin/perl | grep PL_curpad 0813c000 B PL_curpad $ /opt/myperl/bin/perl -MFcntl -e 'print "ok\n";' ok