source: vendor/perl/5.8.8/cygwin/ld2.in

#!/bin/sh
#
# ld wrapper for building dynamic lib version of perl;
#  passes all args to perlld
#

# own miniperl is first candidate 'cause it doesn not lock libperl.dll
for trythis in @buildpath@/miniperl @buildpath@/perl perl
do
  if [ -x $trythis ]
  then
    $trythis @buildpath@/perlld "$@"
    exit $?
  fi
done
# hard luck!
echo i see no perl executable around there
echo perl is required to build dynamic libraries
echo go fetch one or build this one static
exit 1