Ramprasad wrote: > > I was just going thru some perl tutorial I came across 'h2ph' utility > which converts c header files to .ph files > > Ok man h2ph would give this much information , but what is the use of > h2ph. When I have the need of any modules I create Packages and > 'require' or 'use'. I never till now required to include any .ph files. > > Are they required for perl development ( so that some geeks can > change the source and recompile perl )
They are required to use certain C constants in certain perl functions for portability between different operating systems. perldoc -f ioctl perldoc -f syscall Most have been superseded by the POSIX, Errno and Fcntl modules. perldoc POSIX perldoc Errno perldoc Fcntl John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
