ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap(3)Perl Programmers Reference GuideExtUtils::Mkbootstrap(3) NAME ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap - make a bootstrap file(1,n) for use by DynaLoader SYNOPSIS "Mkbootstrap" DESCRIPTION Mkbootstrap typically gets(3,n) called from an extension Makefile. There is no "*.bs" file(1,n) supplied with the extension. Instead, there may be a *_BS file(1,n) which has code for the special cases, like posix for berkeley db on the NeXT. This file(1,n) 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::Lib- list::ext(). If this array still is empty, we do nothing, else we write(1,2) a .bs file(1,n) with an @DynaLoader::dl_resolve_using array. The *_BS file(1,n) can put some code into the generated "*.bs" file(1,n) by plac- ing it in(1,8) $bscode. This is a handy 'escape' mechanism that may prove useful in(1,8) complex situations. If @DynaLoader::dl_resolve_using contains "-L*" or "-l*" entries then Mkbootstrap will automatically add a dl_findfile() call to the gener- ated "*.bs" file. perl v5.8.5 2001-09-21 ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap(3)