Since I can't edit the root node, here are some updates...
Someone on inline@perl.org pointed me to some settings (which I also tried ofcourse). They seem correct and the makefile and out.make reflect it (something I failed to check before). I currently have errors on bootstrapping... 
Had problems bootstrapping Inline module 'gdexample2_pl_9960'

Can't load '/path/_Inline/lib/auto/gdexample2_pl_9960/gdexample2_pl_99
+60.so' for module gdexample2_pl_9960: /path/_Inline/lib/auto/gdexampl
+e2_pl_9960/gdexample2_pl_9960.so: undefined symbol: jpeg_destroy at /
+usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 206.
    DynaLoader::croak('Can\'t load \'/path/_Inline/lib/auto/gdex...') 
+called at /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/i386-linux/DynaLoader.pm line 206
    DynaLoader::bootstrap('gdexample2_pl_9960') called at (eval 26) li
+ne 9
    eval '    package main;
    push @main::ISA, qw(gdexample2_pl_9960)
          unless $module eq "main";
        local $gdexample2_pl_9960::VERSION = \'0.00\';

    package gdexample2_pl_9960;
    push @gdexample2_pl_9960::ISA, qw(Exporter DynaLoader);
        sub dl_load_flags { 0x00 } 
    gdexample2_pl_9960::->bootstrap;

;' called at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/Inline.pm line 432
    Inline::load('Inline::C=HASH(0x8107f58)') called at /usr/lib/perl5
+/site_perl/5.6.1/Inline.pm line 267    Inline::glue('Inline::C=HASH(0
+x8107f58)') called at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/Inline.pm line 1
+94    Inline::init called at (eval 1) line 5
    Inline::INIT() called at (eval 26) line 0
    eval {...} called at (eval 26) line 0

 at gdexample2.pl line 0
INIT failed--call queue aborted.

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The tweak is only in the Config line.. 
> use Inline 'NOCLEAN';
use Inline 'C' => 'Config' =>
                   AUTO_INCLUDE  => '#include "gd.h"',
                  'INC' => '-I/usr/include ',
                  'LIBS' => '-L/usr/lib -lgd ',
                         ;

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I have no idea what this all means altho I guess it has to do with loading up the XS linked code into the perl module :)

 I DID IT!
I tried all sorts of things and eventually considered adding libjpeg to the lib list (altho plain C source didnt need it for compiling). This is a complete listing: 
#!/usr/bin/perl

use Inline Config => FORCE_BUILD => 1,
                     CLEAN_AFTER_BUILD => 0;

use Inline C => Config => LIBS => '-L/usr/lib -lgd -ljpeg',
                          INC => '-I/usr/include',
                          AUTO_INCLUDE  => '#include "gd.h"';
use Inline C => 'DATA';

outtext();

__END__
__C__

int outtext()
{ gdImagePtr im;
  FILE *out;
  im = gdImageCreate(100,100);
  out = fopen("foo.jpg", "wb");
  gdImageJpeg(im, out,-1);
  fclose(out);
  gdImageDestroy(im);
  return 1;
}

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Now I assume I'll need to include libpng too when I want to do PNG based stuff :)

Greetz
Beatnik
... Quidquid perl dictum sit, altum viditur.

In reply to Re: Inline::C and gd by Beatnik
in thread Inline::C and gd by Beatnik

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