NAME
Alien::FreeImage - Building freeimage library -
VERSION
Version 0.001 of Alien::FreeImage uses *freeimage* sources XXXX.
SYNOPSIS
IMPORTANT: This module is not a perl binding for *freeimage* library; it
is just a helper module.
Alien::FreeImage installation comprise of these steps:
* Build *freeimage* binaries from source codes (note: static libraries
are build in this case)
* Install binaries and dev files (*.h, *.a) into *share* directory of
Alien::FreeImage distribution - *share* directory is usually
something like this:
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/auto/share/dist/Alien-FreeImage
Later on you can use Alien::FreeImage in your module that needs to link
with *freeimage* like this:
# Sample Makefile.pl
use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
use Alien::FreeImage;
WriteMakefile(
NAME => 'Any::FreeImage::Module',
VERSION_FROM => 'lib/Any/FreeImage/Module.pm',
LIBS => Alien::FreeImage->config('LIBS'),
INC => Alien::FreeImage->config('INC'),
# + additional params
);
IMPORTANT: As Alien::FreeImage builds static libraries the modules using
Alien::FreeImage need to have Alien::FreeImage just for building, not
for later use. In other words Alien:FreeImage is just "build dependency"
not "run-time dependency".
METHODS
config()
This function is the main public interface to this module.
Alien::FreeImage->config('LIBS');
Returns a string like: '-L/path/to/freeimage/dir/lib -lfreeimage'
Alien::FreeImage->config('INC');
Returns a string like: '-I/path/to/freeimage/dir/include'
Alien::FreeImage->config('PREFIX');
Returns a string like: '/path/to/freeimage/dir'
LICENSE
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.
COPYRIGHT
2014+ KMX