Test::CChecker - Test-time utilities for checking C headers, libraries, or OS features
version 0.07
use Alien::Foo; use Test::CChecker; compile_with_alien 'Alien::Foo'; compile_run_ok <<C_CODE, "basic compile test"; int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { return 0; } C_CODE
This module is a very thin convenience wrapper around ExtUtils::CChecker to make it useful for use in a test context. It is intended for use with Alien modules which need to verify that libraries work as intended with the Compiler and flags used by Perl to build XS modules.
By default this module is very quiet, hiding all output using Capture::Tiny unless there is a failure, in which case you will see the commands, flags and output used.
All documented functions are exported into your test's namespace
my $cc = cc;
Returns the ExtUtils::CChecker object used for testing.
This is mainly useful for adding compiler or linker flags:
cc->push_extra_compiler_flags('-DFOO=1'); cc->push_extra_linker_flags('-L/foo/bar/baz', '-lfoo')
compile_run_ok $c_source, $message; compile_run_ok { source => $c_source, extra_compiler_flags => \@cflags, extra_linker_flags => \@libs, }, $message;
This test attempts to compile the given c_source and passes if it runs with return value of zero. The first argument can be either a string containing the C source code, or a hashref (which will be passed unmodified as a hash to ExtUtils::CChecker try_compile_run).
try_compile_run
If the test fails, then the complete output will be reported using Test::More diag.
diag
You can have it report the output on success with #compile_output_to_diag or #compile_output_to_note.
In addition to the pass/fail and diagnostic output, this function will return true or false on success and failure respectively.
compile_ok $c_source, $message; compile_ok { source => $c_source, extra_compiler_flags => \@cflags, }, $message;
This is like "compile_run_ok", except it stops after compiling and does not attempt to link or run.
use Alien::Foo; compile_with_alien 'Alien::Foo';
Specifies an Alien module to use to get compiler flags and libraries. You may pass in either the name of the class (it must already be loaded), or an instance of that class. The instance of the Alien class is expected to implement cflags and libs methods that return the compiler and library flags respectively.
cflags
libs
If you are testing an Alien module after it has been built, but before it has been installed (for example if you are writing the test suite FOR the Alien module itself), you need to install to a temporary directory named _test. If you are using Alien::Base, the easiest way to do this is to add a make install with DISTDIR set to _test:
_test
make install
DISTDIR
Alien::Base::Module::Build->new( ... "alien_build_commands" => [ "%pconfigure --prefix=%s", "make", "make DESTDIR=`pwd`/../../_test install", ], ... )->create_build_script;
or if you are using Dist::Zilla, something like this:
[Alien] build_command = %pconfigure --prefix=%s --disable-bsdtar --disable-bsdcpio build_command = make build_command = make DESTDIR=`pwd`/../../_test install
compile_output_to_nowhere
Do not report output unless there is a failure. This is the default behavior.
compile_output_to_diag;
Report output using Test::More diag on success (output is always reported on failure using daig).
daig
compile_output_to_note;
Report output using Test::More note on success (output is always reported on failure using diag).
note
Graham Ollis <plicease@cpan.org>
This software is copyright (c) 2013 by Graham Ollis.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.
To install Test::CChecker, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Test::CChecker
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Test::CChecker
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.