Re: How to make an XS module with a different C compiler?

If your Perl was built with gcc then you almost certainly want to use gcc to compile the extension, the dynamic libraries (.so files) should work anyway but there will be a strong chance the different compilers will have different symbols and use a different C Runtime library - this can cause problems when building extensions even with different versions of the same compiler (see for example http://www.mail-archive.com/perl5-porters@perl.org/msg84195.html. I would recommend trying to get this work with gcc (does make test give any errors?) and only then attempt to use a different compiler.

/J\

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Re^2: How to make an XS module with a different C compiler? by mifflin (Curate) on Jan 18, 2005 at 18:24 UTC
Do you see any gotchas if I decided to rebuild my current Perl installtion with the Sun Studio 8 compiler? Would I then have problems adding other XS modules like DBI, DBD::Oracle, XML::Parser ...?	[reply]
Re^3: How to make an XS module with a different C compiler? by gellyfish (Monsignor) on Jan 19, 2005 at 09:09 UTC
In general no, I think you should be alright using the Sun compiler. If you have a number of modules already installed you might want to run `cpan autobundle` before you trash your old Perl. /J\	[reply] [d/l]