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NAME

       ExtUtils::ParseXS - converts Perl XS code into C code


SYNOPSIS

         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' );


DESCRIPTION

       "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


EXPORT

       None by default.  "process_file()" and/or "report_error_count()" may be
       exported upon request. Using the functional interface is discouraged.


METHODS

       $pxs->new()
           Returns a new, empty XS parser/compiler object.

       $pxs->process_file()
           This method processes an XS file and sends output to a C file.  The
           method may be called as a function (this is the legacy interface)
           and will then use a singleton as invocant.

           Named parameters control how the processing is done.  The following
           parameters are accepted:

           C++ Adds "extern "C"" to the C code.  Default is false.

           hiertype
               Retains "::" in type names so that C++ hierarchical types can
               be mapped.  Default is false.

           except
               Adds exception handling stubs to the C code.  Default is false.

           typemap
               Indicates that a user-supplied typemap should take precedence
               over the default typemaps.  A single typemap may be specified
               as a string, or multiple typemaps can be specified in an array
               reference, with the last typemap having the highest precedence.

           prototypes
               Generates prototype code for all xsubs.  Default is false.

           versioncheck
               Makes sure at run time that the object file (derived from the
               ".xs" file) and the ".pm" files have the same version number.
               Default is true.

           linenumbers
               Adds "#line" directives to the C output so error messages will
               look like they came from the original XS file.  Default is
               true.

           optimize
               Enables certain optimizations.  The only optimization that is
               currently affected is the use of targets by the output C code
               (see perlguts).  Not optimizing may significantly slow down the
               generated code, but this is the way xsubpp of 5.005 and earlier
               operated.  Default is to optimize.

           inout
               Enable recognition of "IN", "OUT_LIST" and "INOUT_LIST"
               declarations.  Default is true.

           argtypes
               Enable recognition of ANSI-like descriptions of function
               signature.  Default is true.

           s   Maintainer note: I have no clue what this does.  Strips
               function prefixes?

       $pxs->report_error_count()
           This method returns the number of [a certain kind of] errors
           encountered during processing of the XS file.

           The method may be called as a function (this is the legacy
           interface) and will then use a singleton as invocant.


AUTHOR

       Based on xsubpp code, written by Larry Wall.

       Maintained by:

       o   Ken Williams, <ken@mathforum.org>

       o   David Golden, <dagolden@cpan.org>

       o   James Keenan, <jkeenan@cpan.org>

       o   Steffen Mueller, <smueller@cpan.org>


COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2002-2014 by Ken Williams, David Golden and other
       contributors.  All rights reserved.

       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the same terms as Perl itself.

       Based on the "ExtUtils::xsubpp" code by Larry Wall and the Perl 5
       Porters, which was released under the same license terms.


SEE ALSO

       perl(1), ExtUtils::xsubpp(3), ExtUtils::MakeMaker(3), perlxs(1),
       perlxstut(1).



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