xsubpp - compiler to convert Perl XS code into C code |
xsubpp - compiler to convert Perl XS code into C code
xsubpp [-v] [-except] [-s pattern] [-prototypes] [-noversioncheck] [-nolinenumbers] [-nooptimize] [-typemap typemap] [-output filename]... file.xs
This compiler is typically run by the makefiles created by the ExtUtils::MakeMaker manpage or by the Module::Build manpage or other Perl module build tools.
xsubpp 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 typemap. It will use the following search path to find default typemaps, with the rightmost typemap taking precedence.
../../../typemap:../../typemap:../typemap:typemap
It will also use a default typemap installed as ExtUtils::typemap
.
Note that the XSOPT
MakeMaker option may be used to add these options to
any makefiles generated by MakeMaker.
.xs
file) and the .pm
files have the same version
number.
IN
, OUT_LIST
and INOUT_LIST
declarations.
If specified, the given string will be stripped off from the beginning
of the C function name in the generated XS functions (if it starts with that prefix).
This only applies to XSUBs without CODE
or PPCODE
blocks.
For example, the XS:
void foo_bar(int i);
when xsubpp
is invoked with -s foo_
will install a foo_bar
function in Perl, but really call bar(i)
in C. Most of the time,
this is the opposite of what you want and failure modes are somewhat
obscure, so please avoid this option where possible.
No environment variables are used.
Originally by Larry Wall. Turned into the ExtUtils::ParseXS
module
by Ken Williams.
See the file Changes.
perl(1), perlxs(1), perlxstut(1), ExtUtils::ParseXS
xsubpp - compiler to convert Perl XS code into C code |