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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::Con-stant::Base ExtUtils::Constant::Base
       stant::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 <nick@ccl4.org> based on the code in "h2xs" by Larry Wall and others



perl v5.8.8                                      2001-09-21                   ExtUtils::Constant::Utils(3pm)