NAME

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

VERSION

version 0.021

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:

• quiet

  Do not output the executed compilation commands.

• config

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

• 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:

• quiet

  Do not output the executed compilation commands.

• 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:

• 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 <leont@cpan.org>

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.