MakeMaker 3.7

MakeMaker 3.7

This patch patches the following:

 - lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm

        Most, if not all, the MakeMaker support for no perl source
        is now included. Recent ld and mkbootstrap patches applied.
        -lX11_s suffix fix applied.

 - Makefile.SH

        Fix nested module problem which affected make_ext

 - ext/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.pm

        Change error message to
        "Can't load module $module, dynamic loading not available in this perl"

 - ext/util/make_ext

        A very minor tweak to allow for Deeply::Nested::Modules

 - h2xs

        Major reorganisation. Mainly aimed at simplifying for later
        enhancements. The constant() and AUTOLOAD functions can no
        longer be individually enabled or disabled - it never made
        any sense - they need each other. Header file parsing code
        has been simplified (may allow prototypes to be parsed later).
        The .pm file always inherits from AutoLoader.

I hope not to issue another MakeMaker patch till after Perl5.001!

If you want to play with the (as yet untested) no-perl-source mechanism
you'll need to start by doing something like this:

        cp ext/xsubpp ext/typemap  $(PERL_LIB)/ExtUtils
        cp *.h                     $(PERL_ARCHLIB)/CORE

And then try executing Makefile.PL away from (not under) the perl
source code. You should get a 'Unable to locate perl source' warning
and the PERL_SRC macro will be undefined. Let me know how it goes but
be aware that any problems/fixes are unlikely to turn up in an official
MakeMaker patch till after Perl5.001.

*Please* test this patch and report your findings back to the list so
Larry knows that all is well (or not :-).

Best wishes for a Happy New Year to you all.
Tim Bunce.