Run C prog. from perl script

Nova has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello Perl Monks ,

Firstly , I have a basic question which I have never felt I've understood well . In general , if one wished to run a c program from a perl script , what is the way to do so .

Secondly, if the perl script wants to give input to and receive output from, the c program , by what means is that best facilitated .

As always , thank you for any insights . Nova.

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Re: Run C prog. from perl script by ikegami (Patriarch) on Oct 11, 2007 at 20:36 UTC
For two-way communication, there's IPC::Open2 and IPC::Open3.	[reply]
Re: Run C prog. from perl script by toolic (Bishop) on Oct 11, 2007 at 20:22 UTC
Try using the system built-in function. This allows you to run external programs, including C executables. Using backticks allows you to collect output, as described in the system documentation.	[reply]

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