ExtUtils::ParseXS - converts Perl XS code into C code
use ExtUtils::ParseXS;
my $pxs = ExtUtils::ParseXS->new;
$pxs->process_file( filename => 'foo.xs' );
$pxs->process_file( filename => 'foo.xs',
output => 'bar.c',
'C++' => 1,
typemap => 'path/to/typemap',
hiertype => 1,
except => 1,
versioncheck => 1,
linenumbers => 1,
optimize => 1,
prototypes => 1,
);
# Legacy non-OO interface using a singleton:
use ExtUtils::ParseXS qw(process_file);
process_file( filename => 'foo.xs' );
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 typemap. It will use the following search path to find default typemaps, with the rightmost typemap taking precedence.
../../../typemap:../../typemap:../typemap:typemap