NAME
FFI::Probe - System detection and probing for FFI extensions.
VERSION
version 2.07
SYNOPSIS
use FFI::Probe;
my $probe = FFI::Probe->new;
$probe->check_header('foo.h');
...DESCRIPTION
This class provides an interface for probing for system capabilities. It is used internally as part of the FFI::Platypus build process, but it may also be useful for extensions that use Platypus as well.
CONSTRUCTOR
new
my $probe = FFI::Probe->new(%args);Creates a new instance.
- log
-
Path to a log or file handle to write to.
- data_filename
-
Path to a file which will be used to store/cache results.
METHODS
check_header
my $bool = $probe->check_header($header);Checks that the given C header file is available. Stores the result, and returns a true/false value.
check_cpp
check_eval
my $bool = $probe>check_eval(%args);- headers
-
Any additional headers.
- decl
-
Any C declarations that need to be made before the
dlmainfunction. - stmt
-
Any C statements that should be made before the evaluation.
- eval
-
Any evaluations that should be returned.
check
check_type_int
my $type = $probe->check_type_int($type);check_type_enum
my $type = $probe->check_type_enum;check_type_enum
my $type = $probe->check_type_enum;check_type_float
my $type = $probe->check_type_float($type);check_type_pointer
my $type = $probe->check_type_pointer;set
$probe->set(@key, $value);Used internally to store a value.
save
$probe->save;Saves the values already detected.
data
my $data = $probe->data;Returns a hashref of the data already detected.
log
$probe->log($string);Sends the given string to the log.
log_code
$prbe->log_code($string);Sends the given multi-line code block to the log.
template
my $template = $probe->template;Returns the C code template used for check_eval and other check_ methods.
AUTHOR
Author: Graham Ollis <plicease@cpan.org>
Contributors:
Bakkiaraj Murugesan (bakkiaraj)
Dylan Cali (calid)
pipcet
Zaki Mughal (zmughal)
Fitz Elliott (felliott)
Vickenty Fesunov (vyf)
Gregor Herrmann (gregoa)
Shlomi Fish (shlomif)
Damyan Ivanov
Ilya Pavlov (Ilya33)
Petr Písař (ppisar)
Mohammad S Anwar (MANWAR)
Håkon Hægland (hakonhagland, HAKONH)
Meredith (merrilymeredith, MHOWARD)
Diab Jerius (DJERIUS)
Eric Brine (IKEGAMI)
szTheory
José Joaquín Atria (JJATRIA)
Pete Houston (openstrike, HOUSTON)
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2015-2022 by Graham Ollis.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.