Config::AutoConf - A module to implement some of AutoConf macros in pure perl.
Version 0.07
With this module I pretend to simulate some of the tasks AutoConf macros do. To detect a command, to detect a library, etc.
use Config::AutoConf;
Config::AutoConf->check_prog("agrep");
Config::AutoConf->check_progs("agrep", "egrep", "grep");
Config::AutoConf->check_prog_awk;
Config::AutoConf->check_prog_egrep;
Config::AutoConf->check_cc();
Config::AutoConf->check_lib("ncurses", "tgoto");
Config::AutoConf->check_file("/etc/passwd"); # -f && -r
This function checks if a file exists in the system and is readable by the user. Returns a boolean. You can use '-f $file && -r $file' so you don't need to use a function call.
This function checks if a set of files exist in the system and are readable by the user. Returns a boolean.
This function checks for a program with the supplied name. In success returns the full path for the executable;
This function takes a list of program names. Returns the full path for the first found on the system. Returns undef if none was found.
From the autoconf documentation,
If `bison' is found, set [...] `bison -y'. Otherwise, if `byacc' is found, set [...] `byacc'. Otherwise set [...] `yacc'.
Returns the full path, if found.
From the autoconf documentation,
Check for `gawk', `mawk', `nawk', and `awk', in that order, and set output [...] to the first one that is found. It tries `gawk' first because that is reported to be the best implementation.
Note that it returns the full path, if found.
From the autoconf documentation,
Check for `grep -E' and `egrep', in that order, and [...] output [...] the first one that is found.
Note that it returns the full path, if found.
This function checks if you have a running C compiler.
This function is used to check if a specific library includes some function. Call it with the library name (without the lib portion), and the name of the function you want to test:
Config::AutoConf->check_lib("z", "gzopen");
It returns 1 if the function exist, 0 otherwise.
Alberto Simões, <ambs@cpan.org>
Although a lot of work needs to be done, this is the next steps I intent to take.
- detect flex/lex - detect yacc/bison/byacc - detect ranlib (not sure about its importance)
These are the ones I think not too much important, and will be addressed later, or by request.
- detect an 'install' command
- detect a 'ln -s' command -- there should be a module doing
this kind of task.
A lot. Portability is a pain. <Patches welcome!>.
Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-extutils-autoconf@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.
Michael Schwern for kind MacOS X help.
Ken Williams for ExtUtils::CBuilder
Copyright 2004-2005 Alberto Simões, All Rights Reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
