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diff --git a/dist/ExtUtils-ParseXS/lib/ExtUtils/ParseXS.pod b/dist/ExtUtils-ParseXS/lib/ExtUtils/ParseXS.pod new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7b6895d625 --- /dev/null +++ b/dist/ExtUtils-ParseXS/lib/ExtUtils/ParseXS.pod @@ -0,0 +1,161 @@ +=head1 NAME + +ExtUtils::ParseXS - converts Perl XS code into C code + +=head1 SYNOPSIS + + use ExtUtils::ParseXS qw(process_file); + + process_file( filename => 'foo.xs' ); + + process_file( filename => 'foo.xs', + output => 'bar.c', + 'C++' => 1, + typemap => 'path/to/typemap', + hiertype => 1, + except => 1, + prototypes => 1, + versioncheck => 1, + linenumbers => 1, + optimize => 1, + prototypes => 1, + ); + +=head1 DESCRIPTION + +C<ExtUtils::ParseXS> will compile XS code into C code by embedding the constructs +necessary to let C functions manipulate Perl values and creates the glue +necessary to let Perl access those functions. The compiler uses typemaps to +determine how to map C function parameters and variables to Perl values. + +The compiler will search for typemap files called I<typemap>. It will use +the following search path to find default typemaps, with the rightmost +typemap taking precedence. + + ../../../typemap:../../typemap:../typemap:typemap + +=head1 EXPORT + +None by default. C<process_file()> may be exported upon request. + +=head1 FUNCTIONS + +=over 4 + +=item process_file() + +This function processes an XS file and sends output to a C file. +Named parameters control how the processing is done. The following +parameters are accepted: + +=over 4 + +=item B<C++> + +Adds C<extern "C"> to the C code. Default is false. + +=item B<hiertype> + +Retains C<::> in type names so that C++ hierarchical types can be +mapped. Default is false. + +=item B<except> + +Adds exception handling stubs to the C code. Default is false. + +=item B<typemap> + +Indicates that a user-supplied typemap should take precedence over the +default typemaps. A single typemap may be specified as a string, or +multiple typemaps can be specified in an array reference, with the +last typemap having the highest precedence. + +=item B<prototypes> + +Generates prototype code for all xsubs. Default is false. + +=item B<versioncheck> + +Makes sure at run time that the object file (derived from the C<.xs> +file) and the C<.pm> files have the same version number. Default is +true. + +=item B<linenumbers> + +Adds C<#line> directives to the C output so error messages will look +like they came from the original XS file. Default is true. + +=item B<optimize> + +Enables certain optimizations. The only optimization that is currently +affected is the use of I<target>s by the output C code (see L<perlguts>). +Not optimizing may significantly slow down the generated code, but this is the way +B<xsubpp> of 5.005 and earlier operated. Default is to optimize. + +=item B<inout> + +Enable recognition of C<IN>, C<OUT_LIST> and C<INOUT_LIST> +declarations. Default is true. + +=item B<argtypes> + +Enable recognition of ANSI-like descriptions of function signature. +Default is true. + +=item B<s> + +I<Maintainer note:> I have no clue what this does. Strips function prefixes? + +=back + +=item errors() + +This function returns the number of [a certain kind of] errors +encountered during processing of the XS file. + +=back + +=head1 AUTHOR + +Based on xsubpp code, written by Larry Wall. + +Maintained by: + +=over 4 + +=item * + +Ken Williams, <ken@mathforum.org> + +=item * + +David Golden, <dagolden@cpan.org> + +=item * + +James Keenan, <jkeenan@cpan.org> + +=item * + +Steffen Mueller, <smueller@cpan.org> + +=back + +=head1 COPYRIGHT + +Copyright 2002-2011 by Ken Williams, David Golden and other contributors. All +rights reserved. + +This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or +modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. + +Based on the C<ExtUtils::xsubpp> code by Larry Wall and the Perl 5 +Porters, which was released under the same license terms. + +=head1 SEE ALSO + +L<perl>, ExtUtils::xsubpp, ExtUtils::MakeMaker, L<perlxs>, L<perlxstut>. + +=cut + + |