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Writing Makefile for Exception::Cxx
cp Cxx.pm blib/lib/Exception/Cxx.pm
/home/cpanrun/ia64/build/5.8.2/bin/perl /home/cpanrun/ia64/build/5.8.2/lib/5.8.2/ExtUtils/xsubpp  -typemap /home/cpanrun/ia64/build/5.8.2/lib/5.8.2/ExtUtils/typemap  Cxx.xs > Cxx.xsc && mv Cxx.xsc Cxx.c
cc -c   -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=199506L -D_REENTRANT -Ae -D_HPUX_SOURCE -Wl,+vnocompatwarnings -DNO_HASH_SEED -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -fast +DSitanium2 +Ofltacc=strict   -DVERSION=\"1.001\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.001\" +Z "-I/home/cpanrun/ia64/build/5.8.2/lib/5.8.2/IA64.ARCHREV_0-thread-multi/CORE"   Cxx.c
Error 39: "Cxx.xs", line 7 # ANSI C does not allow external language specifications.
    extern "C" {
           ^^^  
Error 40: "Cxx.xs", line 15 # ANSI C does not allow functions within structs or unions.
     PerlExCxxToken(int _ret) : ret(_ret) {}
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^             
Error 30: "Cxx.xs", line 15 # ANSI C does not allow base class initialization.
     PerlExCxxToken(int _ret) : ret(_ret) {}
                                ^^^^^^^^^   
Error 188: "Cxx.xs", line 15 # Member and base class initializers may only be used in constructors.
     PerlExCxxToken(int _ret) : ret(_ret) {}
                                    ^^^^    
Warning 307: "Cxx.xs", line 15 # Function defines return type, but contains no return at end of function.
     PerlExCxxToken(int _ret) : ret(_ret) {}
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                         
Error 419: "Cxx.xs", line 19 # 'throw' is used as a type, but has not been defined as a type.
    { throw PerlExCxxToken(ret); }
      ^^^^^                       
Error 378: "Cxx.xs", line 19 # Syntax error in function declaration.
    { throw PerlExCxxToken(ret); }
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   
Error 445: "Cxx.xs", line 19 # Cannot recover from earlier errors.
    { throw PerlExCxxToken(ret); }
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   
make: *** [Cxx.o] Error 2