diff --git a/exports/Makefile b/exports/Makefile
index 413e132a8..d81735342 100644
--- a/exports/Makefile
+++ b/exports/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ TOPDIR	= ..
 
 include ../Makefile.system
 
+ifdef USE_PERL
+GENSYM = gensymbol.pl
+else
+GENSYM = gensymbol
+endif
+
 ifndef EXPRECISION
 EXPRECISION	= 0
 endif
@@ -119,11 +125,11 @@ dll  : ../$(LIBDLLNAME)
 	-shared -o ../$(LIBDLLNAME) -Wl,--out-implib,../$(IMPLIBNAME) \
 	-Wl,--whole-archive ../$(LIBNAME) -Wl,--no-whole-archive $(FEXTRALIB) $(EXTRALIB)
 
-$(LIBPREFIX).def : gensymbol
-	./gensymbol win2k    $(ARCH) dummy $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS) $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > $(@F)
+$(LIBPREFIX).def : $(GENSYM)
+	./$(GENSYM) win2k    $(ARCH) dummy $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS) $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > $(@F)
 
-libgoto_hpl.def : gensymbol
-	./gensymbol win2khpl $(ARCH) dummy $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS) $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > $(@F)
+libgoto_hpl.def : $(GENSYM)
+	./$(GENSYM) win2khpl $(ARCH) dummy $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS) $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > $(@F)
 
 ifeq ($(OSNAME), Darwin)
 INTERNALNAME = $(LIBPREFIX).$(MAJOR_VERSION).dylib
@@ -265,24 +271,24 @@ static : ../$(LIBNAME)
 	$(AR) -cq ../$(LIBNAME) goto.$(SUFFIX)
 	rm -f goto.$(SUFFIX)
 
-osx.def : gensymbol ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
-	./gensymbol osx $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > $(@F)
+osx.def : $(GENSYM) ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
+	./$(GENSYM) osx $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > $(@F)
 
-aix.def : gensymbol ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
-	./gensymbol aix $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > $(@F)
+aix.def : $(GENSYM) ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
+	./$(GENSYM) aix $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > $(@F)
 
-objcopy.def : gensymbol ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
-	./gensymbol objcopy $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > $(@F)
+objcopy.def : $(GENSYM) ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
+	./$(GENSYM) objcopy $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > $(@F)
 
-objconv.def : gensymbol ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
-	./gensymbol objconv $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > $(@F)
+objconv.def : $(GENSYM) ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
+	./$(GENSYM) objconv $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS)  $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > $(@F)
 
 test : linktest.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -w -o linktest linktest.c ../$(LIBSONAME) -lm && echo OK.
 	rm -f linktest
 
-linktest.c : gensymbol ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
-	./gensymbol linktest  $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS) $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > linktest.c
+linktest.c : $(GENSYM) ../Makefile.system ../getarch.c
+	./$(GENSYM) linktest  $(ARCH) $(BU) $(EXPRECISION) $(NO_CBLAS) $(NO_LAPACK) $(NO_LAPACKE) $(NEED2UNDERSCORES) $(ONLY_CBLAS) "$(SYMBOLPREFIX)" "$(SYMBOLSUFFIX)" $(BUILD_LAPACK_DEPRECATED) $(BUILD_BFLOAT16) $(BUILD_SINGLE) $(BUILD_DOUBLE) $(BUILD_COMPLEX) $(BUILD_COMPLEX16) > linktest.c
 
 clean ::
 	@rm -f *.def *.dylib __.SYMDEF* *.renamed