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NAME
ExtUtils::ParseXS::Utilities - Subroutines used with ExtUtils::ParseXS
SYNOPSIS
use ExtUtils::ParseXS::Utilities qw(
standard_typemap_locations
trim_whitespace
C_string
valid_proto_string
process_typemaps
map_type
standard_XS_defs
assign_func_args
analyze_preprocessor_statements
set_cond
Warn
blurt
death
check_conditional_preprocessor_statements
escape_file_for_line_directive
report_typemap_failure
);
SUBROUTINES
The following functions are not considered to be part of the public
interface. They are documented here for the benefit of future
maintainers of this module.
standard_typemap_locations()
• Purpose
Provide a list of filepaths where typemap files may be found. The
filepaths -- relative paths to files (not just directory paths) --
appear in this list in lowest-to-highest priority.
The highest priority is to look in the current directory.
'typemap'
The second and third highest priorities are to look in the parent of
the current directory and a directory called lib/ExtUtils underneath
the parent directory.
'../typemap',
'../lib/ExtUtils/typemap',
The fourth through ninth highest priorities are to look in the
corresponding grandparent, great-grandparent and great-great-
grandparent directories.
'../../typemap',
'../../lib/ExtUtils/typemap',
'../../../typemap',
'../../../lib/ExtUtils/typemap',
'../../../../typemap',
'../../../../lib/ExtUtils/typemap',
The tenth and subsequent priorities are to look in directories named
ExtUtils which are subdirectories of directories found in @INC --
provided a file named typemap actually exists in such a directory.
Example:
'/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.10.1/ExtUtils/typemap',
However, these filepaths appear in the list returned by
standard_typemap_locations() in reverse order, i.e., lowest-to-
highest.
'/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.10.1/ExtUtils/typemap',
'../../../../lib/ExtUtils/typemap',
'../../../../typemap',
'../../../lib/ExtUtils/typemap',
'../../../typemap',
'../../lib/ExtUtils/typemap',
'../../typemap',
'../lib/ExtUtils/typemap',
'../typemap',
'typemap'
• Arguments
my @stl = standard_typemap_locations( \@INC );
Reference to @INC.
• Return Value
Array holding list of directories to be searched for typemap files.
trim_whitespace()
• Purpose
Perform an in-place trimming of leading and trailing whitespace from
the first argument provided to the function.
• Argument
trim_whitespace($arg);
• Return Value
None. Remember: this is an in-place modification of the argument.
C_string()
• Purpose
Escape backslashes ("\") in prototype strings.
• Arguments
$ProtoThisXSUB = C_string($_);
String needing escaping.
• Return Value
Properly escaped string.
valid_proto_string()
• Purpose
Validate prototype string.
• Arguments
String needing checking.
• Return Value
Upon success, returns the same string passed as argument.
Upon failure, returns 0.
process_typemaps()
• Purpose
Process all typemap files.
• Arguments
my $typemaps_object = process_typemaps( $args{typemap}, $pwd );
List of two elements: "typemap" element from %args; current working
directory.
• Return Value
Upon success, returns an ExtUtils::Typemaps object.
map_type()
• Purpose
Performs a mapping at several places inside "PARAGRAPH" loop.
• Arguments
$type = map_type($self, $type, $varname);
List of three arguments.
• Return Value
String holding augmented version of second argument.
standard_XS_defs()
• Purpose
Writes to the ".c" output file certain preprocessor directives and
function headers needed in all such files.
• Arguments
None.
• Return Value
Returns true.
assign_func_args()
• Purpose
Perform assignment to the "func_args" attribute.
• Arguments
$string = assign_func_args($self, $argsref, $class);
List of three elements. Second is an array reference; third is a
string.
• Return Value
String.
analyze_preprocessor_statements()
• Purpose
Within each function inside each Xsub, print to the .c output file
certain preprocessor statements.
• Arguments
( $self, $XSS_work_idx, $BootCode_ref ) =
analyze_preprocessor_statements(
$self, $statement, $XSS_work_idx, $BootCode_ref
);
List of four elements.
• Return Value
Modifed values of three of the arguments passed to the function. In
particular, the "XSStack" and "InitFileCode" attributes are
modified.
set_cond()
• Purpose
• Arguments
• Return Value
current_line_number()
• Purpose
Figures out the current line number in the XS file.
• Arguments
$self
• Return Value
The current line number.
Warn()
• Purpose
Print warnings with line number details at the end.
• Arguments
List of text to output.
• Return Value
None.
WarnHint()
• Purpose
Prints warning with line number details. The last argument is
assumed to be a hint string.
• Arguments
List of strings to warn, followed by one argument representing a
hint. If that argument is defined then it will be split on newlines
and output line by line after the main warning.
• Return Value
None.
_MsgHint()
• Purpose
Constructs an exception message with line number details. The last
argument is assumed to be a hint string.
• Arguments
List of strings to warn, followed by one argument representing a
hint. If that argument is defined then it will be split on newlines
and concatenated line by line (parenthesized) after the main
message.
• Return Value
The constructed string.
blurt()
• Purpose
• Arguments
• Return Value
death()
• Purpose
• Arguments
• Return Value
check_conditional_preprocessor_statements()
• Purpose
• Arguments
• Return Value
escape_file_for_line_directive()
• Purpose
Escapes a given code source name (typically a file name but can also
be a command that was read from) so that double-quotes and
backslashes are escaped.
• Arguments
A string.
• Return Value
A string with escapes for double-quotes and backslashes.
"report_typemap_failure"
• Purpose
Do error reporting for missing typemaps.
• Arguments
The "ExtUtils::ParseXS" object.
An "ExtUtils::Typemaps" object.
The string that represents the C type that was not found in the
typemap.
Optionally, the string "death" or "blurt" to choose whether the
error is immediately fatal or not. Default: "blurt"
• Return Value
Returns nothing. Depending on the arguments, this may call "death"
or "blurt", the former of which is fatal.
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