[ic] Use not allowed error

[interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com (Brent Mosley)]

Does anyone know what would cause the following error.  I am a Perl novice.
Please advise.

perl linkpt.pl
String found where operator expected at linkpt.pl line 2, near "use lib
'/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/interchange/lib/LPERL/lbin'"
        (Do you need to predeclare use?)
"use" not allowed in expression at linkpt.pl line 2, at end of line
syntax error at linkpt.pl line 2, near "EOS
use lib "
BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted at linkpt.pl line 4.