These config.sh.* files are generated during the package build and installed into the libperl5.xx package, in the directory /usr/lib//perl/config-data-. They contain probed values about system configuration, used for cross building the package. The probes currently need to run on the native architecture, so they cannot be used for cross building. As a workaround, we store the results in the built binary package and then manually copy them back to the source package as needed. The process is currently experimental, and no commitment is made on long term feasibility of this. We will see how it goes. For more information, see the thread starting at http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/perl-maintainers/2016-January/005241.html -- Niko Tyni Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:28:42 +0200