ExtUtils::HasCompiler - Check for the presence of a compiler

NAME  VERSION  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  FUNCTIONS  can_compile_loadable_object(%opts)  can_compile_static_library(%opts)  can_compile_extension(%opts)  AUTHOR  COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE 

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NAME

ExtUtils::HasCompiler − Check for the presence of a compiler

VERSION

version 0.025

SYNOPSIS

use ExtUtils::HasCompiler 'can_compile_extension';
if (can_compile_extension()) {
...
}
else {
...
}

DESCRIPTION

This module tries to check if the current system is capable of compiling, linking and loading an XS module.

Notice: this is an early release, interface stability isn't guaranteed yet.

FUNCTIONS

can_compile_loadable_object(%opts)

This checks if the system can compile, link and load a perl loadable object. It may take the following options:

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quiet

Do not output the executed compilation commands.

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config

An ExtUtils::Config (compatible) object for configuration.

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skip_load

This causes can_compile_loadable_object to not try to load the generated object. This defaults to true on a cross−compiling perl.

can_compile_static_library(%opts)

This checks if the system can compile and link a perl static library. It does not check it it can compile a new perl with it. It may take the following options:

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quiet

Do not output the executed compilation commands.

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config

An ExtUtils::Config (compatible) object for configuration.

can_compile_extension(%opts)

This will call either "can_compile_loadable_object", or "can_compile_static_library", depending on which is the default on your configuration. In addition to the arguments listed above, it can take one more optional argument:

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linktype

This will force the linktype to be either static or dynamic. Dynamic compilation on a static perl won't work, but static libraries can be viable on a dynamic perl.

AUTHOR

Leon Timmermans <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2014 by Leon Timmermans.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

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