Read perlxs, especially the "Using XS With C++" part.

The problem is getting MakeMaker to setup the compiler to compile the xs generated code as c++ code.

I asked about it @ How do I force a .cpp extension for my xs generated files?
Re: How do I force a .cpp extension for my xs generated files?

For an example, see http://wxperl.sf.net, a perl port of http://wxwindows.org "An open source C++ GUI framework to make cross-platform programming child's play. Well, almost."

MJD says you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo! ** The Third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.