in reply to Re: Re: XS, MakeMaker, and all those other dreaded words
in thread XS, MakeMaker, and all those other dreaded words

What does your Makefile.PL look like?

Like the other poster here I just tried it with h2xs -n MP::Test which created the necessary stubs. Running perl Makefile.PL;make; did invoke the compiler on Test.xs for me...

Michael

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Re: Re: Re: Re: XS, MakeMaker, and all those other dreaded words
by BrentDax (Hermit) on Mar 01, 2002 at 23:56 UTC
    OK, little session where I try all three copies of Perl and both of my make programs. Using the Cygwin toolkit does get it to build, but trying to use the module crashes.

    The three Perls I have are ActivePerl 5.6.1, Perl 5.7.2 (patched to @13686), and Perl 5.6.1 as built for Cygwin. 

    C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003>cat Makefile.PL
use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
# See lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm for details of how to influence
# the contents of the Makefile that is written.
WriteMakefile(
    NAME                => 'Parrot::Interp',
    VERSION_FROM        => 'Interp.pm',
    PREREQ_PM           => {},
    ABSTRACT_FROM       => 'Interp.pm',
    AUTHOR              => 'The Parrot Team <perl6-internals@perl.org>
+',
    LIBS                => [''], # e.g., '-lm',
    DEFINE              => '', # e.g., '-DHAVE_SOMETHING',
    INC                 => '-I../../include', # e.g., '-I/usr/include/
+other',
    OBJECT              => '../../libparrot.lib'
);
C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003>perl -v

This is perl, v5.6.1 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail)

Copyright 1987-2001, Larry Wall

Binary build 631 provided by ActiveState Tool Corp. http://www.ActiveS
+tate.com
Built 17:16:22 Jan  2 2002


Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
+ or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source ki
+t.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found 
+on
this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'.  If you have access to
+ the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Pa
+ge.


C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003>perl Makefile.PL
Writing Makefile for Parrot::Interp

C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003
>nmake

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 7.00.9254
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

"Running Mkbootstrap for Parrot::Interp ()"
        C:\Perl\active\bin\perl.exe -IC:\Perl\active\lib -IC:\Perl\act
+ive\lib -M
ExtUtils::Command -e chmod 644 Interp.bs
        C:\Perl\active\bin\perl.exe "-IC:\Perl\active\lib" "-IC:\Perl\
+active\lib
" -MExtUtils::Mksymlists  -e "Mksymlists('NAME' => 'Parrot::Interp', '
+DLBASE' =>
 'Interp', 'DL_FUNCS' => {  }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => {  }, 'D
+L_VARS' =>
 []);"
        link -out:blib\arch\auto\Parrot\Interp\Interp.dll -dll -nologo
+ -nodefaul
tlib -release  -libpath:"C:\Perl\active\lib\CORE"  -machine:x86 ../../
+libparrot.
lib   C:\Perl\active\lib\CORE\perl56.lib oldnames.lib kernel32.lib use
+r32.lib gd
i32.lib winspool.lib  comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib 
+oleaut32.l
ib  netapi32.lib uuid.lib wsock32.lib mpr.lib winmm.lib  version.lib o
+dbc32.lib
odbccp32.lib msvcrt.lib -def:Interp.def
LINK : warning LNK4001: no object files specified; libraries used
LINK : warning LNK4001: no object files specified; libraries used
Interp.def : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol boot_Parrot__In
+terp
Interp.def : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol boot_Parrot__In
+terp
blib\arch\auto\Parrot\Interp\Interp.lib : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unres
+olved exte
rnals
LINK : fatal error LNK1141: failure during build of exports file
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'link' : return code '0x475'
Stop.

C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003>make
Makefile:775: *** missing separator.  Stop.

C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003>bperl -v

This is perl, v5.7.2 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
(with 1 registered patch, see perl -V for more detail)

Copyright 1987-2001, Larry Wall

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
+ or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source ki
+t.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found 
+on
this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'.  If you have access to
+ the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Pa
+ge.


C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003>bperl Makefile.PL
Writing Makefile for Parrot::Interp

C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003
>nmake

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 7.00.9254
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

makefile(802) : fatal error U1001: syntax error : illegal character ',
+' in macro

Stop.

C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003>make
make: C:Perlbleadbinbperl.exe: Command not found
make: *** [blib\lib\Parrot\.exists] Error 127

C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003>\cygwin\bin\perl -v

This is perl, v5.6.1 built for cygwin-multi

Copyright 1987-2001, Larry Wall

Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
+ or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5 source ki
+t.

Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found 
+on
this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'.  If you have access to
+ the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Pa
+ge.


C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003>\cygwin\bin\perl Makefile.PL
Writing Makefile for Parrot::Interp

C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003
>nmake

Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 7.00.9254
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make '/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.
+1/cygwin-m
ulti/Config.pm'
Stop.

C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003>make
Running Mkbootstrap for Parrot::Interp ()
chmod 644 Interp.bs
rm -f blib/arch/auto/Parrot/Interp/Interp.dll
LD_RUN_PATH="" ld2  -s -L/usr/local/lib ../../libparrot.lib  -o blib/a
+rch/auto/P
arrot/Interp/Interp.dll  /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/cygwin-multi/CORE/libper
+l5_6_1.a

dllwrap --dllname Interp.dll --driver-name gcc --dlltool dlltool --exp
+ort-all-sy
mbols --as as --output-def libInterp.def --output-lib libInterp.a \
-s -L/usr/local/lib ../../libparrot.lib  /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/cygwin-m
+ulti/CORE/
libperl5_6_1.a
dllwrap: no export definition file provided
dllwrap: creating one, but that may not be what you want
mv Interp.dll libInterp.a blib/arch/auto/Parrot/Interp/
chmod 755 blib/arch/auto/Parrot/Interp/Interp.dll
cp Interp.bs blib/arch/auto/Parrot/Interp/Interp.bs
chmod 644 blib/arch/auto/Parrot/Interp/Interp.bs
Manifying blib/man3/Parrot.Interp.3

C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003>make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib -I/usr/lib/perl
+5/5.6.1/cy
gwin-multi -I/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1 test.pl
1..5
not ok 1 - use Parrot::Interp;
#     Failed test (test.pl at line 6)
#     Tried to use 'Parrot::Interp'.
#     Error:  Can't find 'boot_Parrot__Interp' symbol in blib/arch/aut
+o/Parrot/I
nterp/Interp.dll
 at (eval 1) line 2
Compilation failed in require at (eval 1) line 2.

& not defined at test.pl line 12
# Looks like you planned 5 tests but only ran 1.
# Looks like your test died just after 1.
make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 255

C:\Brent\Visual Studio Projects\Perl 6\parrot\parrot\lib\Parrot-Interp
+-0.000_003>

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    There is no sig.

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      WriteMakefile(
    NAME                => 'Parrot::Interp',
...
    LIBS                => [''], # e.g., '-lm',
    DEFINE              => '', # e.g., '-DHAVE_SOMETHING',
    INC                 => '-I../../include',
    OBJECT              => '../../libparrot.lib'
);

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      That OBJECT line doesn't look right. I think that the libparrot.lib file should go in the LIBS line somehow (although as this is Win32 I'm somewhat out of my depth here :-).

      If you have to specify the OBJECT key it needs to include the .obj that will get created from the .xs file. Right now you are telling the makefile builder to ignore any .obj files and only use ../../libparrot.lib.

      Michael

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        Ohhhhhhhhhh! *smacks his forehead.* Bonehead manuver on my part...

        Thanks!

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