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ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap

Section: Perl Programmers Reference Guide (3)
Updated: perl 5.004, patch 04
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NAME

ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap - make a bootstrap file for use by DynaLoader

SYNOPSIS

mkbootstrap

DESCRIPTION

Mkbootstrap typically gets called from an extension Makefile.

There is no *.bs file supplied with the extension. Instead a*_BS file which has code for the special cases, like posix forberkeley db on the NeXT.

This file will get parsed, and produce a maybe empty@DynaLoader::dl_resolve_using array for the current architecture.That will be extended by $BSLOADLIBS, which was computed byExtUtils::Liblist::ext(). If this array still is empty, we do nothing,else we write a .bs file with an @DynaLoader::dl_resolve_usingarray.

The *_BS file can put some code into the generated *.bs file byplacing it in $bscode. This is a handy `escape' mechanism that mayprove useful in complex situations.

If @DynaLoader::dl_resolve_using contains -L* or -l* entries thenMkbootstrap will automatically add a dl_findfile() call to thegenerated *.bs file.

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