"Kort, Eric" wrote:
>
> > C) BTW, Inline.pm will still be required. It does the validation
> > (platform checking, etc) and loading of the precompiled shared object.
>
> But once everything is compiled & wrapped, isn't it possible in theory to
> use the resulting module without Inline?
You'd have to use DynaLoader and call bootstrap() yourself. I never
tried, but I'd think it's possible. But you'd better be sure the
platform match is exact, including the flags used to compile Perl.
Inline can check all that automatically.
>
> I guess it's a moot point...if Inline is a dependancy, then ppm or CPAN will
> just install it if it doesn't exist upon installation of my theoretical
> module, right?
Hmm. Very good point. It just keeps getting better ... :)
--
perl -le 'use Inline C=>q{SV*JAxH(char*x){return newSVpvf
("Just Another %s Hacker",x);}};print JAxH+Perl'
