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1 | package ExtUtils::CBuilder; |
2 | |
3 | use File::Spec (); |
4 | use File::Path (); |
5 | use File::Basename (); |
6 | |
7 | use vars qw($VERSION @ISA); |
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8 | $VERSION = '0.18'; |
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9 | $VERSION = eval $VERSION; |
10 | |
11 | # Okay, this is the brute-force method of finding out what kind of |
12 | # platform we're on. I don't know of a systematic way. These values |
13 | # came from the latest (bleadperl) perlport.pod. |
14 | |
15 | my %OSTYPES = qw( |
16 | aix Unix |
17 | bsdos Unix |
18 | dgux Unix |
19 | dynixptx Unix |
20 | freebsd Unix |
21 | linux Unix |
22 | hpux Unix |
23 | irix Unix |
24 | darwin Unix |
25 | machten Unix |
26 | next Unix |
27 | openbsd Unix |
28 | netbsd Unix |
29 | dec_osf Unix |
30 | svr4 Unix |
31 | svr5 Unix |
32 | sco_sv Unix |
33 | unicos Unix |
34 | unicosmk Unix |
35 | solaris Unix |
36 | sunos Unix |
37 | cygwin Unix |
38 | os2 Unix |
39 | |
40 | dos Windows |
41 | MSWin32 Windows |
42 | |
43 | os390 EBCDIC |
44 | os400 EBCDIC |
45 | posix-bc EBCDIC |
46 | vmesa EBCDIC |
47 | |
48 | MacOS MacOS |
49 | VMS VMS |
50 | VOS VOS |
51 | riscos RiscOS |
52 | amigaos Amiga |
53 | mpeix MPEiX |
54 | ); |
55 | |
56 | # We only use this once - don't waste a symbol table entry on it. |
57 | # More importantly, don't make it an inheritable method. |
58 | my $load = sub { |
59 | my $mod = shift; |
60 | eval "use $mod"; |
61 | die $@ if $@; |
62 | @ISA = ($mod); |
63 | }; |
64 | |
65 | { |
66 | my @package = split /::/, __PACKAGE__; |
67 | |
68 | if (grep {-e File::Spec->catfile($_, @package, 'Platform', $^O) . '.pm'} @INC) { |
69 | $load->(__PACKAGE__ . "::Platform::$^O"); |
70 | |
71 | } elsif (exists $OSTYPES{$^O} and |
72 | grep {-e File::Spec->catfile($_, @package, 'Platform', $OSTYPES{$^O}) . '.pm'} @INC) { |
73 | $load->(__PACKAGE__ . "::Platform::$OSTYPES{$^O}"); |
74 | |
75 | } else { |
76 | $load->(__PACKAGE__ . "::Base"); |
77 | } |
78 | } |
79 | |
80 | sub os_type { $OSTYPES{$^O} } |
81 | |
82 | 1; |
83 | __END__ |
84 | |
85 | =head1 NAME |
86 | |
87 | ExtUtils::CBuilder - Compile and link C code for Perl modules |
88 | |
89 | =head1 SYNOPSIS |
90 | |
91 | use ExtUtils::CBuilder; |
92 | |
93 | my $b = ExtUtils::CBuilder->new(%options); |
94 | $obj_file = $b->compile(source => 'MyModule.c'); |
95 | $lib_file = $b->link(objects => $obj_file); |
96 | |
97 | =head1 DESCRIPTION |
98 | |
99 | This module can build the C portions of Perl modules by invoking the |
100 | appropriate compilers and linkers in a cross-platform manner. It was |
101 | motivated by the C<Module::Build> project, but may be useful for other |
102 | purposes as well. However, it is I<not> intended as a general |
103 | cross-platform interface to all your C building needs. That would |
104 | have been a much more ambitious goal! |
105 | |
106 | =head1 METHODS |
107 | |
108 | =over 4 |
109 | |
110 | =item new |
111 | |
112 | Returns a new C<ExtUtils::CBuilder> object. A C<config> parameter |
113 | lets you override C<Config.pm> settings for all operations performed |
114 | by the object, as in the following example: |
115 | |
116 | # Use a different compiler than Config.pm says |
117 | my $b = ExtUtils::CBuilder->new( config => |
118 | { ld => 'gcc' } ); |
119 | |
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120 | A C<quiet> parameter tells C<CBuilder> to not print its C<system()> |
121 | commands before executing them: |
122 | |
123 | # Be quieter than normal |
124 | my $b = ExtUtils::CBuilder->new( quiet => 1 ); |
125 | |
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126 | =item have_compiler |
127 | |
128 | Returns true if the current system has a working C compiler and |
129 | linker, false otherwise. To determine this, we actually compile and |
130 | link a sample C library. |
131 | |
132 | =item compile |
133 | |
134 | Compiles a C source file and produces an object file. The name of the |
135 | object file is returned. The source file is specified in a C<source> |
136 | parameter, which is required; the other parameters listed below are |
137 | optional. |
138 | |
139 | =over 4 |
140 | |
141 | =item C<object_file> |
142 | |
143 | Specifies the name of the output file to create. Otherwise the |
144 | C<object_file()> method will be consulted, passing it the name of the |
145 | C<source> file. |
146 | |
147 | =item C<include_dirs> |
148 | |
149 | Specifies any additional directories in which to search for header |
150 | files. May be given as a string indicating a single directory, or as |
151 | a list reference indicating multiple directories. |
152 | |
153 | =item C<extra_compiler_flags> |
154 | |
155 | Specifies any additional arguments to pass to the compiler. Should be |
156 | given as a list reference containing the arguments individually, or if |
157 | this is not possible, as a string containing all the arguments |
158 | together. |
159 | |
160 | =back |
161 | |
162 | The operation of this method is also affected by the |
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163 | C<archlibexp>, C<cccdlflags>, C<ccflags>, C<optimize>, and C<cc> |
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164 | entries in C<Config.pm>. |
165 | |
166 | =item link |
167 | |
168 | Invokes the linker to produce a library file from object files. In |
169 | scalar context, the name of the library file is returned. In list |
170 | context, the library file and any temporary files created are |
171 | returned. A required C<objects> parameter contains the name of the |
172 | object files to process, either in a string (for one object file) or |
173 | list reference (for one or more files). The following parameters are |
174 | optional: |
175 | |
176 | |
177 | =over 4 |
178 | |
179 | =item lib_file |
180 | |
181 | Specifies the name of the output library file to create. Otherwise |
182 | the C<lib_file()> method will be consulted, passing it the name of |
183 | the first entry in C<objects>. |
184 | |
185 | =item module_name |
186 | |
187 | Specifies the name of the Perl module that will be created by linking. |
188 | On platforms that need to do prelinking (Win32, OS/2, etc.) this is a |
189 | required parameter. |
190 | |
191 | =item extra_linker_flags |
192 | |
193 | Any additional flags you wish to pass to the linker. |
194 | |
195 | =back |
196 | |
197 | On platforms where C<need_prelink()> returns true, C<prelink()> |
198 | will be called automatically. |
199 | |
200 | The operation of this method is also affected by the C<lddlflags>, |
201 | C<shrpenv>, and C<ld> entries in C<Config.pm>. |
202 | |
203 | =item link_executable |
204 | |
205 | Invokes the linker to produce an executable file from object files. In |
206 | scalar context, the name of the executable file is returned. In list |
207 | context, the executable file and any temporary files created are |
208 | returned. A required C<objects> parameter contains the name of the |
209 | object files to process, either in a string (for one object file) or |
210 | list reference (for one or more files). The optional parameters are |
211 | the same as C<link> with exception for |
212 | |
213 | |
214 | =over 4 |
215 | |
216 | =item exe_file |
217 | |
218 | Specifies the name of the output executable file to create. Otherwise |
219 | the C<exe_file()> method will be consulted, passing it the name of the |
220 | first entry in C<objects>. |
221 | |
222 | =back |
223 | |
224 | =item object_file |
225 | |
226 | my $object_file = $b->object_file($source_file); |
227 | |
228 | Converts the name of a C source file to the most natural name of an |
229 | output object file to create from it. For instance, on Unix the |
230 | source file F<foo.c> would result in the object file F<foo.o>. |
231 | |
232 | =item lib_file |
233 | |
234 | my $lib_file = $b->lib_file($object_file); |
235 | |
236 | Converts the name of an object file to the most natural name of a |
237 | output library file to create from it. For instance, on Mac OS X the |
238 | object file F<foo.o> would result in the library file F<foo.bundle>. |
239 | |
240 | =item exe_file |
241 | |
242 | my $exe_file = $b->exe_file($object_file); |
243 | |
244 | Converts the name of an object file to the most natural name of an |
245 | executable file to create from it. For instance, on Mac OS X the |
246 | object file F<foo.o> would result in the executable file F<foo>, and |
247 | on Windows it would result in F<foo.exe>. |
248 | |
249 | |
250 | =item prelink |
251 | |
252 | On certain platforms like Win32, OS/2, VMS, and AIX, it is necessary |
253 | to perform some actions before invoking the linker. The |
254 | C<ExtUtils::Mksymlists> module does this, writing files used by the |
255 | linker during the creation of shared libraries for dynamic extensions. |
256 | The names of any files written will be returned as a list. |
257 | |
258 | Several parameters correspond to C<ExtUtils::Mksymlists::Mksymlists()> |
259 | options, as follows: |
260 | |
261 | Mksymlists() prelink() type |
262 | -------------|-------------------|------------------- |
263 | NAME | dl_name | string (required) |
264 | DLBASE | dl_base | string |
265 | FILE | dl_file | string |
266 | DL_VARS | dl_vars | array reference |
267 | DL_FUNCS | dl_funcs | hash reference |
268 | FUNCLIST | dl_func_list | array reference |
269 | IMPORTS | dl_imports | hash reference |
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270 | VERSION | dl_version | string |
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271 | |
272 | Please see the documentation for C<ExtUtils::Mksymlists> for the |
273 | details of what these parameters do. |
274 | |
275 | =item need_prelink |
276 | |
277 | Returns true on platforms where C<prelink()> should be called |
278 | during linking, and false otherwise. |
279 | |
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280 | =item extra_link_args_after_prelink |
281 | |
282 | Returns list of extra arguments to give to the link command; the arguments |
283 | are the same as for prelink(), with addition of array reference to the |
284 | results of prelink(); this reference is indexed by key C<prelink_res>. |
285 | |
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286 | =back |
287 | |
288 | =head1 TO DO |
289 | |
290 | Currently this has only been tested on Unix and doesn't contain any of |
291 | the Windows-specific code from the C<Module::Build> project. I'll do |
292 | that next. |
293 | |
294 | =head1 HISTORY |
295 | |
296 | This module is an outgrowth of the C<Module::Build> project, to which |
297 | there have been many contributors. Notably, Randy W. Sims submitted |
298 | lots of code to support 3 compilers on Windows and helped with various |
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299 | other platform-specific issues. Ilya Zakharevich has contributed |
300 | fixes for OS/2; John E. Malmberg and Peter Prymmer have done likewise |
301 | for VMS. |
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302 | |
303 | =head1 AUTHOR |
304 | |
305 | Ken Williams, kwilliams@cpan.org |
306 | |
307 | =head1 COPYRIGHT |
308 | |
309 | Copyright (c) 2003-2005 Ken Williams. All rights reserved. |
310 | |
311 | This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or |
312 | modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. |
313 | |
314 | =head1 SEE ALSO |
315 | |
316 | perl(1), Module::Build(3) |
317 | |
318 | =cut |