I have a script which uses quite a few modules, including X11::IdleTime, which can detect idle time for X11 sessions. This module, in turn, uses Inline::C.

I'm trying to bundle my application up with PAR for easy distribution. I'm running the usual PAR commands, like: 

pp -o hostloc hostloc.pl

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but the resulting program doesn't work.

When I first ran it, I got this error: 

The extension 'X11::IdleTime' is not properly installed in path:
  '/tmp/par-gifford/cache-e91f6197470cb6916bbd5973b10de787afb48eb7/inc
+/lib'
 
If this is a CPAN/distributed module, you may need to reinstall it on 
+your
system.
 
To allow Inline to compile the module in a temporary cache, simply rem
+ove the
Inline config option 'VERSION=' from the X11::IdleTime module.
 
 at -e line 874
INIT failed--call queue aborted at -e line 874, <DATA> line 1.

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When I removed the VERSION= option from that module, I got this error instead: 
Error. You have specified 'C' as an Inline programming language.
 
I currently only know about the following languages:
     
 
If you have installed a support module for this language, try deleting
+ the
config file from the following Inline DIRECTORY, and run again:
 
    /home/gifford/src/HostLoc/_Inline
 
 at -e line 874
INIT failed--call queue aborted at -e line 874.

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Is there any way to make PAR and Inline::C play nicely together?

I suspect I could solve the problem by rewriting X11::IdleTime in XS. Is there an easy way to convert Inline::C code to XS?

Thanks!


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