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-Dcc='gcc -maix64'
+=head2 Compiling Perl 5 on AIX 7.1.0
+
+A regression in AIX 7 causes a failure in make test in Time::Piece during
+daylight savings time. APAR IV16514 provides the fix for this. A quick
+test to see if it's required, assuming it is currently daylight savings
+in Eastern Time, would be to run C< TZ=EST5 date +%Z >. This will come
+back with C<EST> normally, but nothing if you have the problem.
+
+
=head2 Compiling Perl 5 on older AIX versions up to 4.3.3
Due to the fact that AIX 4.3.3 reached end-of-service in December 31,