Finding dependencies for hash.o.
Finding dependencies for str.o.
Finding dependencies for util.o.
Finding dependencies for walk.o.
make[2]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/perl-5.8.8-r2/work/perl-5.8.8/x2p'
echo Makefile.SH cflags.SH | tr ' ' '\n' >.shlist
make[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/perl-5.8.8-r2/work/perl-5.8.8/x2p'
Updating makefile...
make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/perl-5.8.8-r2/work/perl-5.8.8/x2p'
Now you must run 'make'.

If you compile perl5 on a different machine or from a different object
directory, copy the Policy.sh file from this object directory to the
new one before you run Configure -- this will help you with most of
the policy defaults.

makefile:954: *** missing separator.  Stop.

!!! ERROR: dev-lang/perl-5.8.8-r2 failed.
Call stack:
  ebuild.sh, line 1546:   Called dyn_compile
  ebuild.sh, line 937:   Called src_compile
  perl-5.8.8-r2.ebuild, line 291:   Called die

!!! Unable to make
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.