For libpng and libjpeg Makefile.PL tries to run a short test program to see if the system libraries can be used. From native builds we know they can so remove the test. --- a/PNG/Makefile.PL 2013-11-18 10:04:04.000000000 +0100 +++ b/PNG/Makefile.PL 2018-09-14 09:31:08.785202470 +0200 @@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ $all_libs = "$libpng_libs $zlib_libs"; } -if ($Tk::MMtry::VERSION ge '4.007' && - try_run("config/has_png.c",[$all_cflags],[$all_libs])) +if ($Tk::MMtry::VERSION ge '4.007') { warn "Using system's -lpng\n"; Tk::MMutil::TkExtMakefile( --- a/JPEG/Makefile.PL 2013-11-18 10:04:04.000000000 +0100 +++ b/JPEG/Makefile.PL 2018-09-14 09:35:28.041623709 +0200 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Tk::MMtry; -if ($Tk::MMtry::VERSION ge '4.007' && try_run("config/has_jpeg.c",['-I/usr/local/include'],['-ljpeg'])) +if ($Tk::MMtry::VERSION ge '4.007') { push(@args, LIBS => ['-ljpeg'], INC => '-I/usr/local/include',