ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap(3)

NAME
ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap - make a bootstrap file for use by DynaLoader

SYNOPSIS
"mkbootstrap"

DESCRIPTION
Mkbootstrap typically gets called from an extension Makefile.

There is no "*.bs" file supplied with the extension. Instead, there may be a "*_BS" file which has code for the special cases, like posix for berkeley db on the NeXT.

This file will get parsed, and produce a maybe empty "@DynaLoader::dl_resolve_using" array for the current architecture. That will be extended by $BSLOADLIBS, which was computed by ExtUtils::Liblist::ext(). If this array still is empty, we do nothing, else we write a .bs file with an "@DynaLoader::dl_resolve_using" array.

The "*_BS" file can put some code into the generated "*.bs" file by placing it in "$bscode". This is a handy 'escape' mechanism that may prove useful in complex situations.

If @DynaLoader::dl_resolve_using contains "-L*" or "-l*" entries then Mkbootstrap will automatically add a dl_findfile() call to the generated "*.bs" file.