Perl 6 uses "NativeCall" to call out to native library functions. I would start with
https://docs.perl6.org/language/nativecall and come back with specific questions. On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 5:51 AM, ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > In Linux, how do I call system functions from Perl 6? > > int XStoreBytes(Display *display, char *bytes, int nbytes); > > And what is that? "C"? > > Is there an inline "C" call? > > Many thanks, > -T > > > man XStoreBuffer > > NAME > XStoreBytes, XStoreBuffer, XFetchBytes, XFetchBuffer, > XRotateBuffers - manipulate cut and paste buffers > > SYNTAX > int XStoreBytes(Display *display, char *bytes, int nbytes); > > int XStoreBuffer(Display *display, char *bytes, int nbytes, int buf‐ > fer); > > char *XFetchBytes(Display *display, int *nbytes_return); > > char *XFetchBuffer(Display *display, int *nbytes_return, int buffer); > > int XRotateBuffers(Display *display, int rotate); > > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Computers are like air conditioners. > They malfunction when you open windows > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Will "Coke" Coleda
