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.IX Title "ExtUtils::HasCompiler 3pm"
.TH ExtUtils::HasCompiler 3pm 2024-05-14 "perl v5.38.2" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH NAME
ExtUtils::HasCompiler \- Check for the presence of a compiler
.SH VERSION
.IX Header "VERSION"
version 0.025
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 7
\& use ExtUtils::HasCompiler \*(Aqcan_compile_extension\*(Aq;
\& if (can_compile_extension()) {
\&   ...
\& }
\& else {
\&   ...
\& }
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.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
This module tries to check if the current system is capable of compiling, linking and loading an XS module.
.PP
\&\fBNotice\fR: this is an early release, interface stability isn't guaranteed yet.
.SH FUNCTIONS
.IX Header "FUNCTIONS"
.SS can_compile_loadable_object(%opts)
.IX Subsection "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:
.IP \(bu 4
quiet
.Sp
Do not output the executed compilation commands.
.IP \(bu 4
config
.Sp
An ExtUtils::Config (compatible) object for configuration.
.IP \(bu 4
skip_load
.Sp
This causes can_compile_loadable_object to not try to load the generated object. This defaults to true on a cross-compiling perl.
.SS can_compile_static_library(%opts)
.IX Subsection "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:
.IP \(bu 4
quiet
.Sp
Do not output the executed compilation commands.
.IP \(bu 4
config
.Sp
An ExtUtils::Config (compatible) object for configuration.
.SS can_compile_extension(%opts)
.IX Subsection "can_compile_extension(%opts)"
This will call either \f(CW\*(C`can_compile_loadable_object\*(C'\fR, or \f(CW\*(C`can_compile_static_library\*(C'\fR, depending on which is the default on your configuration. In addition to the arguments listed above, it can take one more optional argument:
.IP \(bu 4
linktype
.Sp
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.
.SH AUTHOR
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
Leon Timmermans <fawaka@gmail.com>
.SH "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
.IX Header "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE"
This software is copyright (c) 2014 by Leon Timmermans.
.PP
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.