


ExtUtils::MkbootsPerl(Programmers RefereExtUtils::Mkbootstrap(3p)


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

SYNOPSIS
       "mkbootstrap"

DESCRIPTION
       Mkbootstrap typically gets called from an extension Make-
       file.

       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 situa-
       tions.

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



























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