ExtUtils::ParseXS::Utilities(3)

NAME
ExtUtils::ParseXS::Utilities - Subroutines used with ExtUtils::ParseXS

SYNOPSIS
  use ExtUtils::ParseXS::Utilities qw(
    standard_typemap_locations
    trim_whitespace
    tidy_type
    C_string
    valid_proto_string
    process_typemaps
    make_targetable
    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.

  "tidy_type()"

•   Purpose

    Rationalize any asterisks ("*") by joining them into bunches, removing interior whitespace, then trimming leading and trailing whitespace.

•   Arguments

        ($ret_type) = tidy_type($_);

    String to be cleaned up.

•   Return Value

    String cleaned up.

  "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.

  "make_targetable()"

•   Purpose

    Populate %targetable. This constitutes a refinement of the output of "process_typemaps()" with respect to its fourth output, $output_expr_ref.

•   Arguments

      %targetable = make_targetable($output_expr_ref);

    Single hash reference: the fourth such ref returned by "process_typemaps()".

•   Return Value

    Hash.

  "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

•   Arguments

•   Return Value

  "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.