ExtUtils::Constant::Utils(3pm)                  Perl Programmers Reference Guide                  ExtUtils::Constant::Utils(3pm)



NAME
       ExtUtils::Constant::Utils - helper functions for ExtUtils::Constant

SYNOPSIS
           use ExtUtils::Constant::Utils qw (C_stringify);
           $C_code = C_stringify $stuff;

DESCRIPTION
       ExtUtils::Constant::Utils packages up utility subroutines used by ExtUtils::Constant, ExtUtils::Constant::Base and
       derived classes. All its functions are explicitly exportable.

USAGE
       C_stringify NAME
           A function which returns a 7 bit ASCII correctly \ escaped version of the string passed suitable for C's "" or ''. It
           will die if passed Unicode characters.

       perl_stringify NAME
           A function which returns a 7 bit ASCII correctly \ escaped version of the string passed suitable for a perl ""
           string.

AUTHOR
       Nicholas Clark <nickATccl4.org> based on the code in "h2xs" by Larry Wall and others



perl v5.12.4                                               2011-06-07                             ExtUtils::Constant::Utils(3pm)