NAME ExtUtils::CppGuess - guess C++ compiler and flags SYNOPSIS With Extutils::MakeMaker: use ExtUtils::CppGuess; my $guess = ExtUtils::CppGuess->new; WriteMakefile ( # MakeMaker args, $guess->makemaker_options, ); With Module::Build: my $guess = ExtUtils::CppGuess->new; my $build = Module::Build->new ( # Module::Build arguments $guess->module_build_options, ); $build->create_build_script; DESCRIPTION "ExtUtils::CppGuess" attempts to guess the system's C++ compiler that is compatible with the C compiler that your perl was built with. It can generate the necessary options to the Module::Build constructor or to ExtUtils::MakeMaker's "WriteMakefile" function. METHODS new Creates a new "ExtUtils::CppGuess" object. Takes the path to the C compiler as the "cc" argument, but falls back to the value of $Config{cc}, which should be what you want anyway. You can specify "extra_compiler_flags" and "extra_linker_flags" (as strings) which will be merged in with the auto-detected ones. module_build_options Returns the correct options to the constructor of "Module::Build". These are: extra_compiler_flags extra_linker_flags makemaker_options Returns the correct options to the "WriteMakefile" function of "ExtUtils::MakeMaker". These are: CCFLAGS dynamic_lib => { OTHERLDFLAGS => ... } If you specify the extra compiler or linker flags in the constructor, they'll be merged into "CCFLAGS" or "OTHERLDFLAGS" respectively. is_gcc Returns true if the detected compiler is in the gcc family. is_msvc Returns true if the detected compiler is in the MS VC family. add_extra_compiler_flags Takes a string as argument that is added to the string of extra compiler flags. add_extra_linker_flags Takes a string as argument that is added to the string of extra linker flags. AUTHOR Mattia Barbon Steffen Mueller LICENSE This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.