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Devel::PPPort(3pm)                    Perl Programmers Reference Guide                    Devel::PPPort(3pm)



NAME
       Devel::PPPort - Perl/Pollution/Portability

SYNOPSIS
           Devel::PPPort::WriteFile();   # defaults to ./ppport.h
           Devel::PPPort::WriteFile('someheader.h');

DESCRIPTION
       Perl's API has changed over time, gaining new features, new functions, increasing its flexibility,
       and reducing the impact on the C namespace environment (reduced pollution). The header file written
       by this module, typically ppport.h, attempts to bring some of the newer Perl API features to older
       versions of Perl, so that you can worry less about keeping track of old releases, but users can still
       reap the benefit.

       "Devel::PPPort" contains a single function, called "WriteFile". Its only purpose is to write the
       ppport.h C header file. This file contains a series of macros and, if explicitly requested, functions
       that allow XS modules to be built using older versions of Perl. Currently, Perl versions from 5.003
       to 5.9.3 are supported.

       This module is used by "h2xs" to write the file ppport.h.

       Why use ppport.h?

       You should use ppport.h in modern code so that your code will work with the widest range of Perl
       interpreters possible, without significant additional work.

       You should attempt older code to fully use ppport.h, because the reduced pollution of newer Perl ver-sions versions
       sions is an important thing. It's so important that the old polluting ways of original Perl modules
       will not be supported very far into the future, and your module will almost certainly break! By
       adapting to it now, you'll gain compatibility and a sense of having done the electronic ecology some
       good.

       How to use ppport.h

       Don't direct the users of your module to download "Devel::PPPort".  They are most probably no XS
       writers. Also, don't make ppport.h optional. Rather, just take the most recent copy of ppport.h that
       you can find (e.g. by generating it with the latest "Devel::PPPort" release from CPAN), copy it into
       your project, adjust your project to use it, and distribute the header along with your module.

       Running ppport.h

       But ppport.h is more than just a C header. It's also a Perl script that can check your source code.
       It will suggest hints and portability notes, and can even make suggestions on how to change your
       code. You can run it like any other Perl program:

           perl ppport.h [options] [files]

       It also has embedded documentation, so you can use

           perldoc ppport.h

       to find out more about how to use it.

FUNCTIONS
       WriteFile

       "WriteFile" takes one optional argument. When called with one argument, it expects to be passed a
       filename. When called with no arguments, it defaults to the filename ppport.h.

       The function returns a true value if the file was written successfully.  Otherwise it returns a false
       value.

COMPATIBILITY
       ppport.h supports Perl versions from 5.003 to 5.9.3 in threaded and non-threaded configurations.

       Provided Perl compatibility API

       The header file written by this module, typically ppport.h, provides access to the following elements
       of the Perl API that is not available in older Perl releases:

           _aMY_CXT
           _pMY_CXT
           aMY_CXT
           aMY_CXT_
           aTHX
           aTHX_
           AvFILLp
           boolSV
           call_argv
           call_method
           call_pv
           call_sv
           CopFILE
           CopFILE_set
           CopFILEAV
           CopFILEGV
           CopFILEGV_set
           CopFILESV
           CopSTASH
           CopSTASH_eq
           CopSTASH_set
           CopSTASHPV
           CopSTASHPV_set
           CopyD
           dAX
           DEFSV
           dITEMS
           dMY_CXT
           dMY_CXT_SV
           dNOOP
           dTHR
           dTHX
           dTHXa
           dTHXoa
           dUNDERBAR
           dXCPT
           dXSTARG
           END_EXTERN_C
           ERRSV
           eval_pv
           eval_sv
           EXTERN_C
           get_av
           get_cv
           get_hv
           get_sv
           grok_bin
           grok_hex
           grok_number
           GROK_NUMERIC_RADIX
           grok_numeric_radix
           grok_oct
           gv_stashpvn
           IN_LOCALE
           IN_LOCALE_COMPILETIME
           IN_LOCALE_RUNTIME
           IN_PERL_COMPILETIME
           INT2PTR
           IS_NUMBER_GREATER_THAN_UV_MAX
           IS_NUMBER_IN_UV
           IS_NUMBER_INFINITY
           IS_NUMBER_NAN
           IS_NUMBER_NEG
           IS_NUMBER_NOT_INT
           IVdf
           IVSIZE
           IVTYPE
           memEQ
           memNE
           MoveD
           mPUSHi
           mPUSHn
           mPUSHp
           mPUSHu
           mXPUSHi
           mXPUSHn
           mXPUSHp
           mXPUSHu
           MY_CXT
           MY_CXT_CLONE
           MY_CXT_INIT
           newCONSTSUB
           newRV_inc
           newRV_noinc
           newSVpvn
           newSVuv
           NOOP
           NUM2PTR
           NVef
           NVff
           NVgf
           NVTYPE
           PERL_BCDVERSION
           PERL_GCC_BRACE_GROUPS_FORBIDDEN
           PERL_INT_MAX
           PERL_INT_MIN
           PERL_LONG_MAX
           PERL_LONG_MIN
           PERL_MAGIC_arylen
           PERL_MAGIC_backref
           PERL_MAGIC_bm
           PERL_MAGIC_collxfrm
           PERL_MAGIC_dbfile
           PERL_MAGIC_dbline
           PERL_MAGIC_defelem
           PERL_MAGIC_env
           PERL_MAGIC_envelem
           PERL_MAGIC_ext
           PERL_MAGIC_fm
           PERL_MAGIC_glob
           PERL_MAGIC_isa
           PERL_MAGIC_isaelem
           PERL_MAGIC_mutex
           PERL_MAGIC_nkeys
           PERL_MAGIC_overload
           PERL_MAGIC_overload_elem
           PERL_MAGIC_overload_table
           PERL_MAGIC_pos
           PERL_MAGIC_qr
           PERL_MAGIC_regdata
           PERL_MAGIC_regdatum
           PERL_MAGIC_regex_global
           PERL_MAGIC_shared
           PERL_MAGIC_shared_scalar
           PERL_MAGIC_sig
           PERL_MAGIC_sigelem
           PERL_MAGIC_substr
           PERL_MAGIC_sv
           PERL_MAGIC_taint
           PERL_MAGIC_tied
           PERL_MAGIC_tiedelem
           PERL_MAGIC_tiedscalar
           PERL_MAGIC_utf8
           PERL_MAGIC_uvar
           PERL_MAGIC_uvar_elem
           PERL_MAGIC_vec
           PERL_MAGIC_vstring
           PERL_QUAD_MAX
           PERL_QUAD_MIN
           PERL_REVISION
           PERL_SCAN_ALLOW_UNDERSCORES
           PERL_SCAN_DISALLOW_PREFIX
           PERL_SCAN_GREATER_THAN_UV_MAX
           PERL_SCAN_SILENT_ILLDIGIT
           PERL_SHORT_MAX
           PERL_SHORT_MIN
           PERL_SUBVERSION
           PERL_UCHAR_MAX
           PERL_UCHAR_MIN
           PERL_UINT_MAX
           PERL_UINT_MIN
           PERL_ULONG_MAX
           PERL_ULONG_MIN
           PERL_UNUSED_DECL
           PERL_UQUAD_MAX
           PERL_UQUAD_MIN
           PERL_USHORT_MAX
           PERL_USHORT_MIN
           PERL_VERSION
           PL_compiling
           PL_copline
           PL_curcop
           PL_curstash
           PL_DBsingle
           PL_DBsub
           PL_debstash
           PL_defgv
           PL_diehook
           PL_dirty
           PL_dowarn
           PL_errgv
           PL_hexdigit
           PL_hints
           PL_na
           PL_no_modify
           PL_perl_destruct_level
           PL_perldb
           PL_ppaddr
           PL_rsfp
           PL_rsfp_filters
           PL_stack_base
           PL_stack_sp
           PL_stdingv
           PL_Sv
           PL_sv_arenaroot
           PL_sv_no
           PL_sv_undef
           PL_sv_yes
           PL_tainted
           PL_tainting
           pMY_CXT
           pMY_CXT_
           Poison
           pTHX
           pTHX_
           PTR2IV
           PTR2NV
           PTR2ul
           PTR2UV
           PTRV
           PUSHmortal
           PUSHu
           SAVE_DEFSV
           START_EXTERN_C
           START_MY_CXT
           STMT_END
           STMT_START
           sv_2pv_nolen
           sv_2pvbyte
           sv_2uv
           sv_catpv_mg
           sv_catpvf_mg
           sv_catpvf_mg_nocontext
           sv_catpvn_mg
           sv_catpvn_nomg
           sv_catsv_mg
           sv_catsv_nomg
           sv_pvn
           sv_pvn_force
           sv_pvn_nomg
           sv_setiv_mg
           sv_setnv_mg
           sv_setpv_mg
           sv_setpvf_mg
           sv_setpvf_mg_nocontext
           sv_setpvn_mg
           sv_setsv_mg
           sv_setsv_nomg
           sv_setuv
           sv_setuv_mg
           sv_usepvn_mg
           sv_uv
           sv_vcatpvf
           sv_vcatpvf_mg
           sv_vsetpvf
           sv_vsetpvf_mg
           SvGETMAGIC
           SvIV_nomg
           SvPV_force_nomg
           SvPV_nolen
           SvPV_nomg
           SvPVbyte
           SvUV
           SvUV_nomg
           SvUVX
           SvUVx
           SvUVXx
           UNDERBAR
           UVof
           UVSIZE
           UVTYPE
           UVuf
           UVXf
           UVxf
           vnewSVpvf
           XCPT_CATCH
           XCPT_RETHROW
           XCPT_TRY_END
           XCPT_TRY_START
           XPUSHmortal
           XPUSHu
           XSRETURN_UV
           XST_mUV
           ZeroD

       Perl API not supported by ppport.h

       There is still a big part of the API not supported by ppport.h.  Either because it doesn't make sense
       to back-port that part of the API, or simply because it hasn't been implemented yet. Patches welcome!

       Here's a list of the currently unsupported API, and also the version of Perl below which it is unsup-ported: unsupported:
       ported:

       perl 5.9.3
             SvMAGIC_set
             SvRV_set
             SvSTASH_set
             SvUV_set
             av_arylen_p
             dAXMARK
             hv_eiter_p
             hv_eiter_set
             hv_name_set
             hv_placeholders_get
             hv_placeholders_p
             hv_placeholders_set
             hv_riter_p
             hv_riter_set
             is_utf8_string_loclen
             newSVhek
             newWHILEOP
             stashpv_hvname_match

       perl 5.9.2
             SvPVbyte_force
             find_rundefsvoffset
             gv_fetchpvn_flags
             gv_fetchsv
             op_refcnt_lock
             op_refcnt_unlock
             savesvpv
             vnormal

       perl 5.9.1
             hv_assert
             hv_clear_placeholders
             hv_scalar
             scan_version
             sv_2iv_flags
             sv_2uv_flags

       perl 5.9.0
             new_version
             save_set_svflags
             upg_version
             vcmp
             vnumify
             vstringify

       perl 5.8.3
             SvIsCOW
             SvIsCOW_shared_hash

       perl 5.8.1
             SvVOK
             doing_taint
             is_utf8_string_loc
             packlist
             save_bool
             savestack_grow_cnt
             scan_vstring
             sv_cat_decode
             sv_compile_2op
             sv_setpviv
             sv_setpviv_mg
             unpackstring

       perl 5.8.0
             hv_iternext_flags
             hv_store_flags
             is_utf8_idcont
             nothreadhook

       perl 5.7.3
             PerlIO_clearerr
             PerlIO_close
             PerlIO_eof
             PerlIO_error
             PerlIO_fileno
             PerlIO_fill
             PerlIO_flush
             PerlIO_get_base
             PerlIO_get_bufsiz
             PerlIO_get_cnt
             PerlIO_get_ptr
             PerlIO_read
             PerlIO_seek
             PerlIO_set_cnt
             PerlIO_set_ptrcnt
             PerlIO_setlinebuf
             PerlIO_stderr
             PerlIO_stdin
             PerlIO_stdout
             PerlIO_tell
             PerlIO_unread
             PerlIO_write
             SvLOCK
             SvSHARE
             SvUNLOCK
             atfork_lock
             atfork_unlock
             custom_op_desc
             custom_op_name
             deb
             debstack
             debstackptrs
             gv_fetchmeth_autoload
             ibcmp_utf8
             my_fork
             my_socketpair
             pack_cat
             perl_destruct
             pv_uni_display
             regclass_swash
             save_shared_pvref
             savesharedpv
             sortsv
             sv_copypv
             sv_magicext
             sv_nolocking
             sv_nosharing
             sv_nounlocking
             sv_recode_to_utf8
             sv_uni_display
             to_uni_fold
             to_uni_lower
             to_uni_title
             to_uni_upper
             to_utf8_case
             to_utf8_fold
             to_utf8_lower
             to_utf8_title
             to_utf8_upper
             unpack_str
             uvchr_to_utf8_flags
             uvuni_to_utf8_flags
             vdeb

       perl 5.7.2
             calloc
             getcwd_sv
             init_tm
             malloc
             mfree
             mini_mktime
             my_atof2
             my_strftime
             op_null
             realloc
             sv_2pv_flags
             sv_catpvn_flags
             sv_catsv_flags
             sv_pvn_force_flags
             sv_setsv_flags
             sv_utf8_upgrade_flags
             swash_fetch

       perl 5.7.1
             POPpbytex
             SvUOK
             bytes_from_utf8
             csighandler
             despatch_signals
             do_openn
             gv_handler
             is_lvalue_sub
             my_popen_list
             newSVpvn_share
             save_mortalizesv
             save_padsv
             scan_num
             sv_force_normal_flags
             sv_setref_uv
             sv_unref_flags
             sv_utf8_upgrade
             utf8_length
             utf8_to_uvchr
             utf8_to_uvuni
             utf8n_to_uvchr
             utf8n_to_uvuni
             uvchr_to_utf8
             uvuni_to_utf8

       perl 5.6.1
             apply_attrs_string
             bytes_to_utf8
             gv_efullname4
             gv_fullname4
             is_utf8_string
             save_generic_pvref
             utf16_to_utf8
             utf16_to_utf8_reversed
             utf8_to_bytes

       perl 5.6.0
             SvIOK_UV
             SvIOK_notUV
             SvIOK_only_UV
             SvPOK_only_UTF8
             SvPVbyte_nolen
             SvPVbytex
             SvPVbytex_force
             SvPVutf8
             SvPVutf8_force
             SvPVutf8_nolen
             SvPVutf8x
             SvPVutf8x_force
             SvUTF8
             SvUTF8_off
             SvUTF8_on
             av_delete
             av_exists
             call_atexit
             cast_i32
             cast_iv
             cast_ulong
             cast_uv
             do_gv_dump
             do_gvgv_dump
             do_hv_dump
             do_magic_dump
             do_op_dump
             do_open9
             do_pmop_dump
             do_sv_dump
             dump_all
             dump_eval
             dump_form
             dump_indent
             dump_packsubs
             dump_sub
             dump_vindent
             get_context
             get_ppaddr
             gv_dump
             init_i18nl10n
             init_i18nl14n
             is_uni_alnum
             is_uni_alnum_lc
             is_uni_alnumc
             is_uni_alnumc_lc
             is_uni_alpha
             is_uni_alpha_lc
             is_uni_ascii
             is_uni_ascii_lc
             is_uni_cntrl
             is_uni_cntrl_lc
             is_uni_digit
             is_uni_digit_lc
             is_uni_graph
             is_uni_graph_lc
             is_uni_idfirst
             is_uni_idfirst_lc
             is_uni_lower
             is_uni_lower_lc
             is_uni_print
             is_uni_print_lc
             is_uni_punct
             is_uni_punct_lc
             is_uni_space
             is_uni_space_lc
             is_uni_upper
             is_uni_upper_lc
             is_uni_xdigit
             is_uni_xdigit_lc
             is_utf8_alnum
             is_utf8_alnumc
             is_utf8_alpha
             is_utf8_ascii
             is_utf8_char
             is_utf8_cntrl
             is_utf8_digit
             is_utf8_graph
             is_utf8_idfirst
             is_utf8_lower
             is_utf8_mark
             is_utf8_print
             is_utf8_punct
             is_utf8_space
             is_utf8_upper
             is_utf8_xdigit
             load_module
             magic_dump
             mess
             my_atof
             my_fflush_all
             newANONATTRSUB
             newATTRSUB
             newMYSUB
             newPADOP
             newXS
             newXSproto
             new_collate
             new_ctype
             new_numeric
             op_dump
             perl_parse
             pmop_dump
             pv_display
             re_intuit_start
             re_intuit_string
             reginitcolors
             require_pv
             safesyscalloc
             safesysfree
             safesysmalloc
             safesysrealloc
             save_I8
             save_alloc
             save_destructor
             save_destructor_x
             save_re_context
             save_vptr
             scan_bin
             set_context
             set_numeric_local
             set_numeric_radix
             set_numeric_standard
             str_to_version
             sv_2pvutf8
             sv_2pvutf8_nolen
             sv_force_normal
             sv_len_utf8
             sv_pos_b2u
             sv_pos_u2b
             sv_pv
             sv_pvbyte
             sv_pvbyten
             sv_pvbyten_force
             sv_pvutf8
             sv_pvutf8n
             sv_pvutf8n_force
             sv_rvweaken
             sv_utf8_decode
             sv_utf8_downgrade
             sv_utf8_encode
             swash_init
             tmps_grow
             to_uni_lower_lc
             to_uni_title_lc
             to_uni_upper_lc
             utf8_distance
             utf8_hop
             vcroak
             vform
             vload_module
             vmess
             vwarn
             vwarner
             warner

       perl 5.005_03
             POPpx
             get_vtbl
             save_generic_svref

       perl 5.005
             PL_modglobal
             cx_dump
             debop
             debprofdump
             fbm_compile
             fbm_instr
             get_op_descs
             get_op_names
             init_stacks
             mg_length
             mg_size
             newHVhv
             new_stackinfo
             regdump
             regexec_flags
             regnext
             runops_debug
             runops_standard
             save_hints
             save_iv
             save_threadsv
             screaminstr
             sv_iv
             sv_nv
             sv_peek
             sv_true

       perl 5.004_05
             do_binmode
             save_aelem
             save_helem

       perl 5.004
             GIMME_V
             G_VOID
             HEf_SVKEY
             HeHASH
             HeKEY
             HeKLEN
             HePV
             HeSVKEY
             HeSVKEY_force
             HeSVKEY_set
             HeVAL
             SvSetMagicSV
             SvSetMagicSV_nosteal
             SvSetSV_nosteal
             SvTAINTED
             SvTAINTED_off
             SvTAINTED_on
             block_gimme
             call_list
             cv_const_sv
             delimcpy
             do_open
             form
             gv_autoload4
             gv_efullname3
             gv_fetchmethod_autoload
             gv_fullname3
             hv_delayfree_ent
             hv_delete_ent
             hv_exists_ent
             hv_fetch_ent
             hv_free_ent
             hv_iterkeysv
             hv_ksplit
             hv_store_ent
             ibcmp_locale
             my_failure_exit
             my_memcmp
             my_pclose
             my_popen
             newSVpvf
             rsignal
             rsignal_state
             save_I16
             save_gp
             start_subparse
             sv_catpvf
             sv_catpvf_mg
             sv_cmp_locale
             sv_derived_from
             sv_gets
             sv_setpvf
             sv_setpvf_mg
             sv_taint
             sv_tainted
             sv_untaint
             sv_vcatpvf
             sv_vcatpvf_mg
             sv_vcatpvfn
             sv_vsetpvf
             sv_vsetpvf_mg
             sv_vsetpvfn
             unsharepvn
             vnewSVpvf

BUGS
       If you find any bugs, "Devel::PPPort" doesn't seem to build on your system or any of its tests fail,
       please use the CPAN Request Tracker at <http://rt.cpan.org/ to create a ticket for the module.

AUTHORS
        Version 1.x of Devel::PPPort was written by Kenneth Albanowski.

        Version 2.x was ported to the Perl core by Paul Marquess.

        Version 3.x was ported back to CPAN by Marcus Holland-Moritz.

COPYRIGHT
       Version 3.x, Copyright (C) 2004-2005, Marcus Holland-Moritz.

       Version 2.x, Copyright (C) 2001, Paul Marquess.

       Version 1.x, Copyright (C) 1999, Kenneth Albanowski.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl
       itself.

SEE ALSO
       See h2xs, ppport.h.



perl v5.8.8                                      2001-09-21                               Devel::PPPort(3pm)

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