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ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap(3)Perl


NAME

  ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap - make a bootstrap file for use by DynaLoader


SYNOPSIS

  "mkbootstrap"


DESCRIPTION

  Mkbootstrap typically gets called from an extension Makefile.

  There is no "*.bs" file supplied with the extension. Instead, there may be
  a "*_BS" file which has code for the special cases, like posix for berkeley
  db on the NeXT.

  This file will get parsed, and produce a maybe empty
  "@DynaLoader::dl_resolve_using" array for the current architecture.  That
  will be extended by $BSLOADLIBS, which was computed by
  ExtUtils::Liblist::ext(). If this array still is empty, we do nothing, else
  we write a .bs file with an "@DynaLoader::dl_resolve_using" array.

  The "*_BS" file can put some code into the generated "*.bs" file by placing
  it in "$bscode". This is a handy 'escape' mechanism that may prove useful
  in complex situations.

  If @DynaLoader::dl_resolve_using contains "-L*" or "-l*" entries then
  Mkbootstrap will automatically add a dl_findfile() call to the generated
  "*.bs" file.

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