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 Tobias Leich COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Copyright 2010, 2011 by Mattia Barbon. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.