Add examples for h2xs -X, by Andy Armstrong

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@31175

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/utils/h2xs.PL b/utils/h2xs.PL
index d62e96ec85..d16634ce63 100644
--- a/utils/h2xs.PL
+++ b/utils/h2xs.PL
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ the library path determined by Configure.  That path can be augmented
 by including arguments of the form B<-L/another/library/path> in the
 extra-libraries argument.
 
+In spite of its name, I<h2xs> may also be used to create a skeleton pure
+Perl module. See the B<-X> option.
+
 =head1 OPTIONS
 
 =over 5
@@ -105,8 +108,8 @@ Omit the autogenerated stub POD section.
 
 =item B<-X>, B<--omit-XS>
 
-Omit the XS portion.  Used to generate templates for a module which is not
-XS-based.  C<-c> and C<-f> are implicitly enabled.
+Omit the XS portion. Used to generate a skeleton pure Perl module.
+C<-c> and C<-f> are implicitly enabled.
 
 =item B<-a>, B<--gen-accessors>
 
@@ -306,6 +309,9 @@ also the section on L<LIMITATIONS of B<-x>>.
     # Extension is ONC::RPC.
     h2xs -cfn ONC::RPC
 
+    # Extension is a pure Perl module with no XS code.
+    h2xs -X My::Module
+
     # Extension is Lib::Foo which works at least with Perl5.005_03.
     # Constants are created for all #defines and enums h2xs can find
     # in foo.h.