diff --git a/libr/lang/p/Makefile b/libr/lang/p/Makefile
index 452ea9adfc..774c01f4d9 100644
--- a/libr/lang/p/Makefile
+++ b/libr/lang/p/Makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ all: lua.so dummy.so ruby.so python.so perl.so
 	@true
 
 python.so:
-	-${CC} ${CFLAGS} -I/usr/include/python2.5 \
-	-fPIC -shared -o python.so python.c -lpython >/dev/null 2>&1
+	-gcc -lpython >/dev/null 2>&1 ; \
+		if [ $$? = 0 ]; then \
+		${CC} ${CFLAGS} -I/usr/include/python2.5 \
+		-fPIC -shared -o python.so python.c -lpython ; \
+		else \
+		${CC} ${CFLAGS} -I/usr/include/python2.5 \
+		-fPIC -shared -o python.so python.c \
+		-I/usr/include/python2.6/ -lpython2.6 ; \
+		fi
 
 lua.so: lua.o
 	-${CC} ${CFLAGS} -fPIC -shared -o lua.so lua.c -Wl,-R..
diff --git a/libr/lang/p/perl.c b/libr/lang/p/perl.c
index 228471b53d..c2d8b32794 100644
--- a/libr/lang/p/perl.c
+++ b/libr/lang/p/perl.c
@@ -13,69 +13,29 @@
 #include "r_core.h"
 static struct r_core_t *core = NULL;
 
-extern PerlInterpreter *my_perl;
-PerlInterpreter *my_perl = NULL;
+static PerlInterpreter *my_perl = NULL;
 
-extern void xs_init (pTHX);
-
-void radare_perl(pTHX_ CV* cv)
+static void perl_radare_cmd(pTHX_ CV* cv)
 {
 	char *cmd;
-	dXSARGS;
-
 	char *str;
+	dXSARGS;
 	cmd = sv_pv(ST(0));
 	str = r_core_cmd_str(core, cmd);
 	ST(0) = newSVpvn(str, strlen(str));
 	free(str);
 	XSRETURN(1);
-#if 0
-	if (!config.debug) {
-		char *str;
-		cmd = sv_pv(ST(0));
-		str = pipe_command_to_string(cmd);
-		ST(0) = newSVpvn(str, strlen(str));
-		free(str);
-		XSRETURN(1);
-	} else {
-		char str[4096];
-		// XXX pipe_stdout_to_tmp_file is a br0ken idea
-		str[0]='\0';
-		cmd = sv_pv(ST(0));
-		if (! pipe_stdout_to_tmp_file(file, cmd) ) {
-			ST(0) = newSVpvn("", 0);
-			return;
-		}
-		fd = fopen(file, "r");
-		if (fd == NULL) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open tmpfile\n");
-			unlink(file);
-			ST(0) = newSVpvn("", 0);
-			return;
-		} else {
-			while(!feof(fd)) {
-				fgets(buf, 1023, fd);
-				if (feof(fd)) break;
-				if (strlen(buf)+strlen(str)> 4000) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "Input line too large\n");
-					break;
-				}
-				strcat(str, buf);
-			}
-			fclose(fd);
-		}
-		unlink(file);
-	}
-#endif
+	str = items; /* dummy */
 }
 
-void xs_init(pTHX)
+static void xs_init(pTHX)
 {
-	newXS("r", radare_perl, __FILE__);
+	newXS("r", perl_radare_cmd, __FILE__);
 }
 
 static int init(void *user)
 {
+	char *perl_embed[] = { "", "-e", "0" };
 	core = user;
 	my_perl = perl_alloc();
 	if (my_perl == NULL) {
@@ -83,6 +43,7 @@ static int init(void *user)
 		return R_FALSE;
 	}
 	perl_construct(my_perl);
+	perl_parse(my_perl, xs_init, 3, perl_embed, (char **)NULL);
 
 	return R_TRUE;
 }
@@ -96,44 +57,22 @@ static int fini(void *user)
 	return R_TRUE;
 }
 
-/* TODO: handle multi-line */
-static int prompt(void *user)
-{
-	char str[1025];
-
-	/* prepare array */
-	{
-		char *perl_embed[] = { "", "-e", "0" };
-		perl_parse(my_perl, xs_init, 3, perl_embed, (char **)NULL);
-	}
-	while(1) {
-		printf("perl> ");
-		fflush(stdout);
-		fgets(str, 1023, stdin);
-		if (feof(stdin))
-			break;
-		str[strlen(str)-1]='\0';
-	 	if (!strcmp(str, "q"))
-			break;
-		eval_pv(str, TRUE);
-	}
-
-	return R_TRUE;
-}
-
 static int run(void *user, const char *code, int len)
 {
+	/* TODO: catcth errors */
+	eval_pv(code, TRUE);
 	return R_TRUE;
 }
 
-static int run_file(void *user, const char *file)
+static int setargv(void *user, int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	perl_parse(my_perl, xs_init, argc, argv, (char **)NULL);
 	return R_TRUE;
 }
 
 static const char *help =
 	"Perl plugin usage:\n"
-	" print \"r(pd 10)\\n\";\n";
+	" print \"r(\"pd 10\")\\n\";\n";
 
 static struct r_lang_handle_t r_lang_plugin_perl = {
 	.name = "perl",
@@ -141,10 +80,10 @@ static struct r_lang_handle_t r_lang_plugin_perl = {
 	.init = &init,
 	.fini = &fini,
 	.help = &help,
-	.prompt = &prompt,
+	.prompt = NULL,
 	.run = &run,
-	.run_file = &run_file,
-	.set_argv = NULL,
+	.run_file = NULL,
+	.set_argv = setargv,
 };
 
 struct r_lib_struct_t radare_plugin = {
diff --git a/libr/line/dietline.c b/libr/line/dietline.c
index ea054a3981..7c61f47842 100644
--- a/libr/line/dietline.c
+++ b/libr/line/dietline.c
@@ -649,6 +649,5 @@ _end:
 		r_line_hist_list();
 		return r_line_nullstr;
 	}
-	IFDBG write(1,"\n",1);
 	return r_line_buffer;
 }