Re: Inline::C - including an external file and nothing else

[Sisyphus]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "second axiom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <inline@perl.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 3:56 PM
Subject: Inline::C - including an external file and nothing else


Hello.

I'm able to create Perl script that uses Inline C and also links to a 
precompiled C library, but I'm trying to do something else that I think 
should be equivalent:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use Inline C => <<ENDC;
#include <myCcode.c>
ENDC
test(2);

I.e., if I paste the contents of myCcode.c in place of the #include, I get 
the expected results. I'm trying to get Inline to do that and ignore the 
fact that the code comes from a separate file, but it refuses to recognize 
the functions in myCcode.c. (Basically, I prefer to avoid compiling the 
code myself.)


I created a file called 'src/myCcode.c' which contained:

void greet() {
    printf("Hello from myCcode.c\n");
}

I then ran the following Inline::C script:

use warnings;
use Inline C => 'src/myCcode.c';
greet();

which, behaved as desired and printed out (after compiling):

Hello from myCcode.c

However, for some reason, it seems that myCcode.c needs to be in a 
subdirectory. If it's placed in the same directory as the Inline::C script, 
it doesn't work. This is mentioned in 'perldoc Inline-FAQ'.

Cheers,
Rob