- new
-
Returns a new "ExtUtils::CBuilder" object. A "config" parameter
lets you override "Config.pm" settings for all operations performed
by the object, as in the following example:
# Use a different compiler than Config.pm says
my $b = ExtUtils::CBuilder->new( config =>
{ ld => 'gcc' } );
A "quiet" parameter tells "CBuilder" to not print its "system()"
commands before executing them:
# Be quieter than normal
my $b = ExtUtils::CBuilder->new( quiet => 1 );
- have_compiler
-
Returns true if the current system has a working C compiler and
linker, false otherwise. To determine this, we actually compile and
link a sample C library.
- compile
-
Compiles a C source file and produces an object file. The name of the
object file is returned. The source file is specified in a "source"
parameter, which is required; the other parameters listed below are
optional.
-
- object_file
-
Specifies the name of the output file to create. Otherwise the
"object_file()" method will be consulted, passing it the name of the
"source" file.
- include_dirs
-
Specifies any additional directories in which to search for header
files. May be given as a string indicating a single directory, or as
a list reference indicating multiple directories.
- extra_compiler_flags
-
Specifies any additional arguments to pass to the compiler. Should be
given as a list reference containing the arguments individually, or if
this is not possible, as a string containing all the arguments
together.
-
The operation of this method is also affected by the
"archlibexp", "cccdlflags", "ccflags", "optimize", and "cc"
entries in "Config.pm".
- link
-
Invokes the linker to produce a library file from object files. In
scalar context, the name of the library file is returned. In list
context, the library file and any temporary files created are
returned. A required "objects" parameter contains the name of the
object files to process, either in a string (for one object file) or
list reference (for one or more files). The following parameters are
optional:
-
- lib_file
-
Specifies the name of the output library file to create. Otherwise
the "lib_file()" method will be consulted, passing it the name of
the first entry in "objects".
- module_name
-
Specifies the name of the Perl module that will be created by linking.
On platforms that need to do prelinking (Win32, OS/2, etc.) this is a
required parameter.
- extra_linker_flags
-
Any additional flags you wish to pass to the linker.
-
On platforms where "need_prelink()" returns true, "prelink()"
will be called automatically.
The operation of this method is also affected by the "lddlflags",
"shrpenv", and "ld" entries in "Config.pm".
- link_executable
-
Invokes the linker to produce an executable file from object files. In
scalar context, the name of the executable file is returned. In list
context, the executable file and any temporary files created are
returned. A required "objects" parameter contains the name of the
object files to process, either in a string (for one object file) or
list reference (for one or more files). The optional parameters are
the same as "link" with exception for
-
- exe_file
-
Specifies the name of the output executable file to create. Otherwise
the "exe_file()" method will be consulted, passing it the name of the
first entry in "objects".
-
- object_file
-
my $object_file = $b->object_file($source_file);
Converts the name of a C source file to the most natural name of an
output object file to create from it. For instance, on Unix the
source file foo.c would result in the object file foo.o.
- lib_file
-
my $lib_file = $b->lib_file($object_file);
Converts the name of an object file to the most natural name of a
output library file to create from it. For instance, on Mac OS X the
object file foo.o would result in the library file foo.bundle.
- exe_file
-
my $exe_file = $b->exe_file($object_file);
Converts the name of an object file to the most natural name of an
executable file to create from it. For instance, on Mac OS X the
object file foo.o would result in the executable file foo, and
on Windows it would result in foo.exe.
- prelink
-
On certain platforms like Win32, OS/2, VMS, and AIX, it is necessary
to perform some actions before invoking the linker. The
"ExtUtils::Mksymlists" module does this, writing files used by the
linker during the creation of shared libraries for dynamic extensions.
The names of any files written will be returned as a list.
Several parameters correspond to "ExtUtils::Mksymlists::Mksymlists()"
options, as follows:
Mksymlists() prelink() type
-------------|-------------------|-------------------
NAME | dl_name | string (required)
DLBASE | dl_base | string
FILE | dl_file | string
DL_VARS | dl_vars | array reference
DL_FUNCS | dl_funcs | hash reference
FUNCLIST | dl_func_list | array reference
IMPORTS | dl_imports | hash reference
VERSION | dl_version | string
Please see the documentation for "ExtUtils::Mksymlists" for the
details of what these parameters do.
- need_prelink
-
Returns true on platforms where "prelink()" should be called
during linking, and false otherwise.
- extra_link_args_after_prelink
-
Returns list of extra arguments to give to the link command; the arguments
are the same as for prelink(), with addition of array reference to the
results of prelink(); this reference is indexed by key "prelink_res".
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.