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9	staticperl configure # fetch and then configure perl	9	staticperl configure # fetch and then configure perl
10	staticperl build # configure and then build perl	10	staticperl build # configure and then build perl
11	staticperl install # build and then install perl	11	staticperl install # build and then install perl
12	staticperl clean # clean most intermediate files (restart at configure)	12	staticperl clean # clean most intermediate files (restart at configure)
13	staticperl distclean # delete everything installed by this script	13	staticperl distclean # delete everything installed by this script
		14	staticperl perl ... # invoke the perlinterpreter
14	staticperl cpan # invoke CPAN shell	15	staticperl cpan # invoke CPAN shell
15	staticperl instmod path... # install unpacked modules	16	staticperl instmod path... # install unpacked modules
16	staticperl instcpan modulename... # install modules from CPAN	17	staticperl instcpan modulename... # install modules from CPAN
17	staticperl mkbundle <bundle-args...> # see documentation	18	staticperl mkbundle <bundle-args...> # see documentation
18	staticperl mkperl <bundle-args...> # see documentation	19	staticperl mkperl <bundle-args...> # see documentation
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20		21
21	Typical Examples:	22	Typical Examples:
22		23
23	staticperl install # fetch, configure, build and install perl	24	staticperl install # fetch, configure, build and install perl
24	staticperl cpan # run interactive cpan shell	25	staticperl cpan # run interactive cpan shell
25	staticperl mkperl -M '"Config_heavy.pl"' # build a perl that supports -V	26	staticperl mkperl -MConfig_heavy.pl # build a perl that supports -V
26	staticperl mkperl -MAnyEvent::Impl::Perl -MAnyEvent::HTTPD -MURI -MURI::http	27	staticperl mkperl -MAnyEvent::Impl::Perl -MAnyEvent::HTTPD -MURI -MURI::http
27	# build a perl with the above modules linked in	28	# build a perl with the above modules linked in
28	staticperl mkapp myapp --boot mainprog mymodules	29	staticperl mkapp myapp --boot mainprog mymodules
29	# build a binary "myapp" from mainprog and mymodules	30	# build a binary "myapp" from mainprog and mymodules
30		31
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38	file that contains perl interpreter, libc, all the modules you need, all	39	file that contains perl interpreter, libc, all the modules you need, all
39	the libraries you need and of course your actual program.	40	the libraries you need and of course your actual program.
40		41
41	With F<uClibc> and F<upx> on x86, you can create a single 500kb binary	42	With F<uClibc> and F<upx> on x86, you can create a single 500kb binary
42	that contains perl and 100 modules such as POSIX, AnyEvent, EV, IO::AIO,	43	that contains perl and 100 modules such as POSIX, AnyEvent, EV, IO::AIO,
43	Coro and so on. Or any other choice of modules.	44	Coro and so on. Or any other choice of modules (and some other size :).
		45
		46	To see how this turns out, you can try out smallperl and bigperl, two
		47	pre-built static and compressed perl binaries with many and even more
		48	modules: just follow the links at L<http://staticperl.schmorp.de/>.
44		49
45	The created files do not need write access to the file system (like PAR	50	The created files do not need write access to the file system (like PAR
46	does). In fact, since this script is in many ways similar to PAR::Packer,	51	does). In fact, since this script is in many ways similar to PAR::Packer,
47	here are the differences:	52	here are the differences:
48		53
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118	often as necessary.	123	often as necessary.
119		124
120	=head1 THE F<STATICPERL> SCRIPT	125	=head1 THE F<STATICPERL> SCRIPT
121		126
122	This module installs a script called F<staticperl> into your perl	127	This module installs a script called F<staticperl> into your perl
123	binary directory. The script is fully self-contained, and can be used	128	binary directory. The script is fully self-contained, and can be
124	without perl (for example, in an uClibc chroot environment). In fact,	129	used without perl (for example, in an uClibc chroot environment). In
125	it can be extracted from the C<App::Staticperl> distribution tarball as	130	fact, it can be extracted from the C<App::Staticperl> distribution
126	F<bin/staticperl>, without any installation.	131	tarball as F<bin/staticperl>, without any installation. The
		132	newest (possibly alpha) version can also be downloaded from
		133	L<http://staticperl.schmorp.de/staticperl>.
127		134
128	F<staticperl> interprets the first argument as a command to execute,	135	F<staticperl> interprets the first argument as a command to execute,
129	optionally followed by any parameters.	136	optionally followed by any parameters.
130		137
131	There are two command categories: the "phase 1" commands which deal with	138	There are two command categories: the "phase 1" commands which deal with
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133	with creating binaries and bundle files.	140	with creating binaries and bundle files.
134		141
135	=head2 PHASE 1 COMMANDS: INSTALLING PERL	142	=head2 PHASE 1 COMMANDS: INSTALLING PERL
136		143
137	The most important command is F<install>, which does basically	144	The most important command is F<install>, which does basically
138	everything. The default is to download and install perl 5.12.2 and a few	145	everything. The default is to download and install perl 5.12.3 and a few
139	modules required by F<staticperl> itself, but all this can (and should) be	146	modules required by F<staticperl> itself, but all this can (and should) be
140	changed - see L<CONFIGURATION>, below.	147	changed - see L<CONFIGURATION>, below.
141		148
142	The command	149	The command
143		150
144	staticperl install	151	staticperl install
145		152
146	Is normally all you need: It installs the perl interpreter in	153	is normally all you need: It installs the perl interpreter in
147	F<~/.staticperl/perl>. It downloads, configures, builds and installs the	154	F<~/.staticperl/perl>. It downloads, configures, builds and installs the
148	perl interpreter if required.	155	perl interpreter if required.
149		156
150	Most of the following commands simply run one or more steps of this	157	Most of the following F<staticperl> subcommands simply run one or more
151	sequence.	158	steps of this sequence.
		159
		160	If it fails, then most commonly because the compiler options I selected
		161	are not supported by your compiler - either edit the F<staticperl> script
		162	yourself or create F<~/.staticperl> shell script where your set working
		163	C<PERL_CCFLAGS> etc. variables.
152		164
153	To force recompilation or reinstallation, you need to run F<staticperl	165	To force recompilation or reinstallation, you need to run F<staticperl
154	distclean> first.	166	distclean> first.
155		167
156	=over 4	168	=over 4
157		169
		170	=item F<staticperl version>
		171
		172	Prints some info about the version of the F<staticperl> script you are using.
		173
158	=item F<staticperl fetch>	174	=item F<staticperl fetch>
159		175
160	Runs only the download and unpack phase, unless this has already happened.	176	Runs only the download and unpack phase, unless this has already happened.
161		177
162	=item F<staticperl configure>	178	=item F<staticperl configure>
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170		186
171	=item F<staticperl install>	187	=item F<staticperl install>
172		188
173	Wipes the perl installation directory (usually F<~/.staticperl/perl>) and	189	Wipes the perl installation directory (usually F<~/.staticperl/perl>) and
174	installs the perl distribution, potentially after building it first.	190	installs the perl distribution, potentially after building it first.
		191
		192	=item F<staticperl perl> [args...]
		193
		194	Invokes the compiled perl interpreter with the given args. Basically the
		195	same as starting perl directly (usually via F<~/.staticperl/bin/perl>),
		196	but beats typing the path sometimes.
		197
		198	Example: check that the Gtk2 module is installed and loadable.
		199
		200	staticperl perl -MGtk2 -e0
175		201
176	=item F<staticperl cpan> [args...]	202	=item F<staticperl cpan> [args...]
177		203
178	Starts an interactive CPAN shell that you can use to install further	204	Starts an interactive CPAN shell that you can use to install further
179	modules. Installs the perl first if necessary, but apart from that,	205	modules. Installs the perl first if necessary, but apart from that,
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199		225
200	=item F<staticperl clean>	226	=item F<staticperl clean>
201		227
202	Deletes the perl source directory (and potentially cleans up other	228	Deletes the perl source directory (and potentially cleans up other
203	intermediate files). This can be used to clean up files only needed for	229	intermediate files). This can be used to clean up files only needed for
204	building perl, without removing the installed perl interpreter, or to	230	building perl, without removing the installed perl interpreter.
205	force a re-build from scratch.
206		231
207	At the moment, it doesn't delete downloaded tarballs.	232	At the moment, it doesn't delete downloaded tarballs.
		233
		234	The exact semantics of this command will probably change.
208		235
209	=item F<staticperl distclean>	236	=item F<staticperl distclean>
210		237
211	This wipes your complete F<~/.staticperl> directory. Be careful with this,	238	This wipes your complete F<~/.staticperl> directory. Be careful with this,
212	it nukes your perl download, perl sources, perl distribution and any	239	it nukes your perl download, perl sources, perl distribution and any
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236		263
237	# first make sure we have perl and the required modules	264	# first make sure we have perl and the required modules
238	staticperl instcpan AnyEvent::HTTPD	265	staticperl instcpan AnyEvent::HTTPD
239		266
240	# now build the perl	267	# now build the perl
241	staticperl mkperl -M'"Config_heavy.pl"' -MAnyEvent::Impl::Perl \	268	staticperl mkperl -MConfig_heavy.pl -MAnyEvent::Impl::Perl \
242	-MAnyEvent::HTTPD -MURI::http \	269	-MAnyEvent::HTTPD -MURI::http \
243	--add 'eg/httpd httpd.pm'	270	--add 'eg/httpd httpd.pm'
244		271
245	# finally, invoke it	272	# finally, invoke it
246	./perl -Mhttpd	273	./perl -Mhttpd
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262	-MAnyEvent::Impl::Perl -MAnyEvent::HTTPD -MURI::http	289	-MAnyEvent::Impl::Perl -MAnyEvent::HTTPD -MURI::http
263		290
264	# run it	291	# run it
265	./app	292	./app
266		293
		294	Here are the three phase 2 commands:
		295
		296	=over 4
		297
		298	=item F<staticperl mkbundle> args...
		299
		300	The "default" bundle command - it interprets the given bundle options and
		301	writes out F<bundle.h>, F<bundle.c>, F<bundle.ccopts> and F<bundle.ldopts>
		302	files, useful for embedding.
		303
		304	=item F<staticperl mkperl> args...
		305
		306	Creates a bundle just like F<staticperl mkbundle> (in fact, it's the same
		307	as invoking F<staticperl mkbundle --perl> args...), but then compiles and
		308	links a new perl interpreter that embeds the created bundle, then deletes
		309	all intermediate files.
		310
		311	=item F<staticperl mkapp> filename args...
		312
		313	Does the same as F<staticperl mkbundle> (in fact, it's the same as
		314	invoking F<staticperl mkbundle --app> filename args...), but then compiles
		315	and links a new standalone application that simply initialises the perl
		316	interpreter.
		317
		318	The difference to F<staticperl mkperl> is that the standalone application
		319	does not act like a perl interpreter would - in fact, by default it would
		320	just do nothing and exit immediately, so you should specify some code to
		321	be executed via the F<--boot> option.
		322
		323	=back
		324
267	=head3 OPTION PROCESSING	325	=head3 OPTION PROCESSING
268		326
269	All options can be given as arguments on the command line (typically	327	All options can be given as arguments on the command line (typically
270	using long (e.g. C<--verbose>) or short option (e.g. C<-v>) style). Since	328	using long (e.g. C<--verbose>) or short option (e.g. C<-v>) style). Since
271	specifying a lot of modules can make the command line very cumbersome,	329	specifying a lot of options can make the command line very long and
272	you can put all long options into a "bundle specification file" (with or	330	unwieldy, you can put all long options into a "bundle specification file"
273	without C<--> prefix) and specify this bundle file instead.	331	(one option per line, with or without C<--> prefix) and specify this
		332	bundle file instead.
274		333
275	For example, the command given earlier could also look like this:	334	For example, the command given earlier to link a new F<perl> could also
		335	look like this:
276		336
277	staticperl mkperl httpd.bundle	337	staticperl mkperl httpd.bundle
278		338
279	And all options could be in F<httpd.bundle>:	339	With all options stored in the F<httpd.bundle> file (one option per line,
280		340	everything after the option is an argument):
		341
281	use "Config_heavy.pl"	342	use "Config_heavy.pl"
282	use AnyEvent::Impl::Perl	343	use AnyEvent::Impl::Perl
283	use AnyEvent::HTTPD	344	use AnyEvent::HTTPD
284	use URI::http	345	use URI::http
285	add eg/httpd httpd.pm	346	add eg/httpd httpd.pm
286		347
287	All options that specify modules or files to be added are processed in the	348	All options that specify modules or files to be added are processed in the
288	order given on the command line (that affects the C<--use> and C<--eval>	349	order given on the command line.
289	options at the moment).
290		350
291	=head3 PACKAGE SELECTION WORKFLOW	351	=head3 BUNDLE CREATION WORKFLOW / STATICPELR MKBUNDLE OPTIONS
292		352
293	F<staticperl mkbundle> has a number of options to control package	353	F<staticperl mkbundle> works by first assembling a list of candidate
294	selection. This section describes how they interact with each other. Also,	354	files and modules to include, then filtering them by include/exclude
295	since I am still a newbie w.r.t. these issues, maybe future versions of	355	patterns. The remaining modules (together with their direct dependencies,
296	F<staticperl> will change this, so watch out :)	356	such as link libraries and L<AutoLoader> files) are then converted into
		357	bundle files suitable for embedding. F<staticperl mkbundle> can then
		358	optionally build a new perl interpreter or a standalone application.
297		359
298	The idiom "in order" means "in order that they are specified on the
299	commandline". If you use a bundle specification file, then the options
300	will be processed as if they were given in place of the bundle file name.
301
302	=over 4	360	=over 4
303		361
304	=item 1. apply all C<--use>, C<--eval>, C<--add>, C<--addbin> and	362	=item Step 0: Generic argument processing.
305	C<--incglob> options, in order.
306		363
307	In addition, C<--use> and C<--eval> dependencies will be added when the	364	The following options influence F<staticperl mkbundle> itself.
308	options are processed.
309		365
310	=item 2. apply all C<--include> and C<--exclude> options, in order.
311
312	All this step does is potentially reduce the number of files already
313	selected or found in phase 1.
314
315	=item 3. find all modules (== F<.pm> files), gather their static archives
316	(F<.a>) and AutoLoader splitfiles (F<.ix> and F<.al> files) and find any
317	extra libraries they need for linking (F<extralibs.ld>).
318
319	This step is required to link against XS extensions and also adds files
320	required for L<AutoLoader> to do it's job.
321
322	=back
323
324	After this, all the files selected for bundling will be read and processed
325	(stripped), the bundle files will be written, and optionally a new F<perl>
326	or application binary will be linked.
327
328	=head3 MKBUNDLE OPTIONS
329
330	=over 4	366	=over 4
331		367
332	=item --verbose \| -v	368	=item C<--verbose> \| C<-v>
333		369
334	Increases the verbosity level by one (the default is C<1>).	370	Increases the verbosity level by one (the default is C<1>).
335		371
336	=item --quiet \| -q	372	=item C<--quiet> \| C<-q>
337		373
338	Decreases the verbosity level by one.	374	Decreases the verbosity level by one.
339		375
		376	=item any other argument
		377
		378	Any other argument is interpreted as a bundle specification file, which
		379	supports all options (without extra quoting), one option per line, in the
		380	format C<option> or C<option argument>. They will effectively be expanded
		381	and processed as if they were directly written on the command line, in
		382	place of the file name.
		383
		384	=back
		385
		386	=item Step 1: gather candidate files and modules
		387
		388	In this step, modules, perl libraries (F<.pl> files) and other files are
		389	selected for inclusion in the bundle. The relevant options are executed
		390	in order (this makes a difference mostly for C<--eval>, which can rely on
		391	earlier C<--use> options to have been executed).
		392
		393	=over 4
		394
		395	=item C<--use> F<module> \| C<-M>F<module>
		396
		397	Include the named module or perl library and trace direct
		398	dependencies. This is done by loading the module in a subprocess and
		399	tracing which other modules and files it actually loads.
		400
		401	Example: include AnyEvent and AnyEvent::Impl::Perl.
		402
		403	staticperl mkbundle --use AnyEvent --use AnyEvent::Impl::Perl
		404
		405	Sometimes you want to load old-style "perl libraries" (F<.pl> files), or
		406	maybe other weirdly named files. To support this, the C<--use> option
		407	actually tries to do what you mean, depending on the string you specify:
		408
		409	=over 4
		410
		411	=item a possibly valid module name, e.g. F<common::sense>, F<Carp>,
		412	F<Coro::Mysql>.
		413
		414	If the string contains no quotes, no F</> and no F<.>, then C<--use>
		415	assumes that it is a normal module name. It will create a new package and
		416	evaluate a C<use module> in it, i.e. it will load the package and do a
		417	default import.
		418
		419	The import step is done because many modules trigger more dependencies
		420	when something is imported than without.
		421
		422	=item anything that contains F</> or F<.> characters,
		423	e.g. F<utf8_heavy.pl>, F<Module/private/data.pl>.
		424
		425	The string will be quoted and passed to require, as if you used C<require
		426	$module>. Nothing will be imported.
		427
		428	=item "path" or 'path', e.g. C<"utf8_heavy.pl">.
		429
		430	If you enclose the name into single or double quotes, then the quotes will
		431	be removed and the resulting string will be passed to require. This syntax
		432	is form compatibility with older versions of staticperl and should not be
		433	used anymore.
		434
		435	=back
		436
		437	Example: C<use> AnyEvent::Socket, once using C<use> (importing the
		438	symbols), and once via C<require>, not importing any symbols. The first
		439	form is preferred as many modules load some extra dependencies when asked
		440	to export symbols.
		441
		442	staticperl mkbundle -MAnyEvent::Socket # use + import
		443	staticperl mkbundle -MAnyEvent/Socket.pm # require only
		444
		445	Example: include the required files for F<perl -V> to work in all its
		446	glory (F<Config.pm> is included automatically by the dependency tracker).
		447
		448	# shell command
		449	staticperl mkbundle -MConfig_heavy.pl
		450
		451	# bundle specification file
		452	use Config_heavy.pl
		453
		454	The C<-M>module syntax is included as a convenience that might be easier
		455	to remember than C<--use> - it's the same switch as perl itself uses
		456	to load modules. Or maybe it confuses people. Time will tell. Or maybe
		457	not. Sigh.
		458
		459	=item C<--eval> "perl code" \| C<-e> "perl code"
		460
		461	Sometimes it is easier (or necessary) to specify dependencies using perl
		462	code, or maybe one of the modules you use need a special use statement. In
		463	that case, you can use C<--eval> to execute some perl snippet or set some
		464	variables or whatever you need. All files C<require>'d or C<use>'d while
		465	executing the snippet are included in the final bundle.
		466
		467	Keep in mind that F<mkbundle> will not import any symbols from the modules
		468	named by the C<--use> option, so do not expect the symbols from modules
		469	you C<--use>'d earlier on the command line to be available.
		470
		471	Example: force L<AnyEvent> to detect a backend and therefore include it
		472	in the final bundle.
		473
		474	staticperl mkbundle --eval 'use AnyEvent; AnyEvent::detect'
		475
		476	# or like this
		477	staticperl mkbundle -MAnyEvent --eval 'AnyEvent::detect'
		478
		479	Example: use a separate "bootstrap" script that C<use>'s lots of modules
		480	and also include this in the final bundle, to be executed automatically
		481	when the interpreter is initialised.
		482
		483	staticperl mkbundle --eval 'do "bootstrap"' --boot bootstrap
		484
		485	=item C<--boot> F<filename>
		486
		487	Include the given file in the bundle and arrange for it to be
		488	executed (using C<require>) before the main program when the new perl
		489	is initialised. This can be used to modify C<@INC> or do similar
		490	modifications before the perl interpreter executes scripts given on the
		491	command line (or via C<-e>). This works even in an embedded interpreter -
		492	the file will be executed during interpreter initialisation in that case.
		493
		494	=item C<--incglob> pattern
		495
		496	This goes through all standard library directories and tries to match any
		497	F<.pm> and F<.pl> files against the extended glob pattern (see below). If
		498	a file matches, it is added. The pattern is matched against the full path
		499	of the file (sans the library directory prefix), e.g. F<Sys/Syslog.pm>.
		500
		501	This is very useful to include "everything":
		502
		503	--incglob '*'
		504
		505	It is also useful for including perl libraries, or trees of those, such as
		506	the unicode database files needed by some perl built-ins, the regex engine
		507	and other modules.
		508
		509	--incglob '/unicore/**.pl'
		510
		511	=item C<--add> F<file> \| C<--add> "F<file> alias"
		512
		513	Adds the given (perl) file into the bundle (and optionally call it
		514	"alias"). The F<file> is either an absolute path or a path relative to the
		515	current directory. If an alias is specified, then this is the name it will
		516	use for C<@INC> searches, otherwise the path F<file> will be used as the
		517	internal name.
		518
		519	This switch is used to include extra files into the bundle.
		520
		521	Example: embed the file F<httpd> in the current directory as F<httpd.pm>
		522	when creating the bundle.
		523
		524	staticperl mkperl --add "httpd httpd.pm"
		525
		526	# can be accessed via "use httpd"
		527
		528	Example: add a file F<initcode> from the current directory.
		529
		530	staticperl mkperl --add 'initcode &initcode'
		531
		532	# can be accessed via "do '&initcode'"
		533
		534	Example: add local files as extra modules in the bundle.
		535
		536	# specification file
		537	add file1 myfiles/file1.pm
		538	add file2 myfiles/file2.pm
		539	add file3 myfiles/file3.pl
		540
		541	# then later, in perl, use
		542	use myfiles::file1;
		543	require myfiles::file2;
		544	my $res = do "myfiles/file3.pl";
		545
		546	=item C<--binadd> F<file> \| C<--add> "F<file> alias"
		547
		548	Just like C<--add>, except that it treats the file as binary and adds it
		549	without any postprocessing (perl files might get stripped to reduce their
		550	size).
		551
		552	If you specify an alias you should probably add a C<&> prefix to avoid
		553	clashing with embedded perl files (whose paths never start with C<&>),
		554	and/or use a special directory prefix, such as C<&res/name>.
		555
		556	You can later get a copy of these files by calling C<staticperl::find
		557	"alias">.
		558
		559	An alternative way to embed binary files is to convert them to perl and
		560	use C<do> to get the contents - this method is a bit cumbersome, but works
		561	both inside and outside of a staticperl bundle:
		562
		563	# a "binary" file, call it "bindata.pl"
		564	<<'SOME_MARKER'
		565	binary data NOT containing SOME_MARKER
		566	SOME_MARKER
		567
		568	# load the binary
		569	chomp (my $data = do "bindata.pl");
		570
		571	=back
		572
		573	=item Step 2: filter all files using C<--include> and C<--exclude> options.
		574
		575	After all candidate files and modules are added, they are I<filtered>
		576	by a combination of C<--include> and C<--exclude> patterns (there is an
		577	implicit C<--include *> at the end, so if no filters are specified, all
		578	files are included).
		579
		580	All that this step does is potentially reduce the number of files that are
		581	to be included - no new files are added during this step.
		582
		583	=over 4
		584
		585	=item C<--include> pattern \| C<-i> pattern \| C<--exclude> pattern \| C<-x> pattern
		586
		587	These specify an include or exclude pattern to be applied to the candidate
		588	file list. An include makes sure that the given files will be part of the
		589	resulting file set, an exclude will exclude remaining files. The patterns
		590	are "extended glob patterns" (see below).
		591
		592	The patterns are applied "in order" - files included via earlier
		593	C<--include> specifications cannot be removed by any following
		594	C<--exclude>, and likewise, and file excluded by an earlier C<--exclude>
		595	cannot be added by any following C<--include>.
		596
		597	For example, to include everything except C<Devel> modules, but still
		598	include F<Devel::PPPort>, you could use this:
		599
		600	--incglob '' -i '/Devel/PPPort.pm' -x '/Devel/*'
		601
		602	=back
		603
		604	=item Step 3: add any extra or "hidden" dependencies.
		605
		606	F<staticperl> currently knows about three extra types of depdendencies
		607	that are added automatically. Only one (F<.packlist> files) is currently
		608	optional and can be influenced, the others are always included:
		609
		610	=over 4
		611
		612	=item C<--usepacklists>
		613
		614	Read F<.packlist> files for each distribution that happens to match a
		615	module name you specified. Sounds weird, and it is, so expect semantics to
		616	change somehow in the future.
		617
		618	The idea is that most CPAN distributions have a F<.pm> file that matches
		619	the name of the distribution (which is rather reasonable after all).
		620
		621	If this switch is enabled, then if any of the F<.pm> files that have been
		622	selected match an install distribution, then all F<.pm>, F<.pl>, F<.al>
		623	and F<.ix> files installed by this distribution are also included.
		624
		625	For example, using this switch, when the L<URI> module is specified, then
		626	all L<URI> submodules that have been installed via the CPAN distribution
		627	are included as well, so you don't have to manually specify them.
		628
		629	=item L<AutoLoader> splitfiles
		630
		631	Some modules use L<AutoLoader> - less commonly (hopefully) used functions
		632	are split into separate F<.al> files, and an index (F<.ix>) file contains
		633	the prototypes.
		634
		635	Both F<.ix> and F<.al> files will be detected automatically and added to
		636	the bundle.
		637
		638	=item link libraries (F<.a> files)
		639
		640	Modules using XS (or any other non-perl language extension compiled at
		641	installation time) will have a static archive (typically F<.a>). These
		642	will automatically be added to the linker options in F<bundle.ldopts>.
		643
		644	Should F<staticperl> find a dynamic link library (typically F<.so>) it
		645	will warn about it - obviously this shouldn't happen unless you use
		646	F<staticperl> on the wrong perl, or one (probably wrongly) configured to
		647	use dynamic loading.
		648
		649	=item extra libraries (F<extralibs.ld>)
		650
		651	Some modules need linking against external libraries - these are found in
		652	F<extralibs.ld> and added to F<bundle.ldopts>.
		653
		654	=back
		655
		656	=item Step 4: write bundle files and optionally link a program
		657
		658	At this point, the select files will be read, processed (stripped) and
		659	finally the bundle files get written to disk, and F<staticperl mkbundle>
		660	is normally finished. Optionally, it can go a step further and either link
		661	a new F<perl> binary with all selected modules and files inside, or build
		662	a standalone application.
		663
		664	Both the contents of the bundle files and any extra linking is controlled
		665	by these options:
		666
		667	=over 4
		668
340	=item --strip none\|pod\|ppi	669	=item C<--strip> C<none>\|C<pod>\|C<ppi>
341		670
342	Specify the stripping method applied to reduce the file of the perl	671	Specify the stripping method applied to reduce the file of the perl
343	sources included.	672	sources included.
344		673
345	The default is C<pod>, which uses the L<Pod::Strip> module to remove all	674	The default is C<pod>, which uses the L<Pod::Strip> module to remove all
…		…
356	Last not least, if you need accurate line numbers in error messages,	685	Last not least, if you need accurate line numbers in error messages,
357	or in the unlikely case where C<pod> is too slow, or some module gets	686	or in the unlikely case where C<pod> is too slow, or some module gets
358	mistreated, you can specify C<none> to not mangle included perl sources in	687	mistreated, you can specify C<none> to not mangle included perl sources in
359	any way.	688	any way.
360		689
361	=item --perl	690	=item C<--perl>
362		691
363	After writing out the bundle files, try to link a new perl interpreter. It	692	After writing out the bundle files, try to link a new perl interpreter. It
364	will be called F<perl> and will be left in the current working	693	will be called F<perl> and will be left in the current working
365	directory. The bundle files will be removed.	694	directory. The bundle files will be removed.
366		695
367	This switch is automatically used when F<staticperl> is invoked with the	696	This switch is automatically used when F<staticperl> is invoked with the
368	C<mkperl> command (instead of C<mkbundle>):	697	C<mkperl> command instead of C<mkbundle>.
369		698
370	# build a new ./perl with only common::sense in it - very small :)	699	Example: build a new F<./perl> binary with only L<common::sense> inside -
		700	it will be even smaller than the standard perl interpreter as none of the
		701	modules of the base distribution (such as L<Fcntl>) will be included.
		702
371	staticperl mkperl -Mcommon::sense	703	staticperl mkperl -Mcommon::sense
372		704
373	=item --app name	705	=item C<--app> F<name>
374		706
375	After writing out the bundle files, try to link a new standalone	707	After writing out the bundle files, try to link a new standalone
376	program. It will be called C<name>, and the bundle files get removed after	708	program. It will be called C<name>, and the bundle files get removed after
377	linking it.	709	linking it.
		710
		711	This switch is automatically used when F<staticperl> is invoked with the
		712	C<mkapp> command instead of C<mkbundle>.
378		713
379	The difference to the (mutually exclusive) C<--perl> option is that the	714	The difference to the (mutually exclusive) C<--perl> option is that the
380	binary created by this option will not try to act as a perl interpreter -	715	binary created by this option will not try to act as a perl interpreter -
381	instead it will simply initialise the perl interpreter, clean it up and	716	instead it will simply initialise the perl interpreter, clean it up and
382	exit.	717	exit.
383		718
384	This switch is automatically used when F<staticperl> is invoked with the	719	This means that, by default, it will do nothing but burn a few CPU cycles
385	C<mkapp> command (instead of C<mkbundle>):
386
387	To let it do something useful you I<must> add some boot code, e.g. with	720	- for it to do something useful you I<must> add some boot code, e.g. with
388	the C<--boot> option.	721	the C<--boot> option.
389		722
390	Example: create a standalone perl binary that will execute F<appfile> when	723	Example: create a standalone perl binary called F<./myexe> that will
391	it is started.	724	execute F<appfile> when it is started.
392		725
393	staticperl mkbundle --app myexe --boot appfile	726	staticperl mkbundle --app myexe --boot appfile
394		727
395	=item --use module \| -Mmodule	728	=item C<--ignore-env>
396		729
397	Include the named module and all direct dependencies. This is done by	730	Generates extra code to unset some environment variables before
398	C<require>'ing the module in a subprocess and tracing which other modules	731	initialising/running perl. Perl supports a lot of environment variables
399	and files it actually loads. If the module uses L<AutoLoader>, then all	732	that might alter execution in ways that might be undesirablre for
400	splitfiles will be included as well.	733	standalone applications, and this option removes those known to cause
		734	trouble.
401		735
402	Example: include AnyEvent and AnyEvent::Impl::Perl.	736	Specifically, these are removed:
403		737
404	staticperl mkbundle --use AnyEvent --use AnyEvent::Impl::Perl	738	C<PERL_HASH_SEED_DEBUG> and C<PERL_DEBUG_MSTATS> can cause underaible
		739	output, C<PERL5OPT>, C<PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL>, C<PERL_HASH_SEED> and
		740	C<PERL_SIGNALS> can alter execution significantly, and C<PERL_UNICODE>,
		741	C<PERLIO_DEBUG> and C<PERLIO> can affect input and output.
405		742
406	Sometimes you want to load old-style "perl libraries" (F<.pl> files), or	743	The variables C<PERL_LIB> and C<PERL5_LIB> are always ignored because the
407	maybe other weirdly named files. To do that, you need to quote the name in	744	startup code used by F<staticperl> overrides C<@INC> in all cases.
408	single or double quotes. When given on the command line, you probably need
409	to quote once more to avoid your shell interpreting it. Common cases that
410	need this are F<Config_heavy.pl> and F<utf8_heavy.pl>.
411		745
412	Example: include the required files for F<perl -V> to work in all its	746	This option will not make your program more secure (unless you are
413	glory (F<Config.pm> is included automatically by this).	747	running with elevated privileges), but it will reduce the surprise effect
		748	when a user has these environment variables set and doesn't expect your
		749	standalone program to act like a perl interpreter.
414		750
415	# bourne shell
416	staticperl mkbundle --use '"Config_heavy.pl"'
417
418	# bundle specification file
419	use "Config_heavy.pl"
420
421	The C<-Mmodule> syntax is included as an alias that might be easier to
422	remember than C<use>. Or maybe it confuses people. Time will tell. Or
423	maybe not. Argh.
424
425	=item --eval "perl code" \| -e "perl code"
426
427	Sometimes it is easier (or necessary) to specify dependencies using perl
428	code, or maybe one of the modules you use need a special use statement. In
429	that case, you can use C<eval> to execute some perl snippet or set some
430	variables or whatever you need. All files C<require>'d or C<use>'d in the
431	script are included in the final bundle.
432
433	Keep in mind that F<mkbundle> will only C<require> the modules named
434	by the C<--use> option, so do not expect the symbols from modules you
435	C<--use>'d earlier on the command line to be available.
436
437	Example: force L<AnyEvent> to detect a backend and therefore include it
438	in the final bundle.
439
440	staticperl mkbundle --eval 'use AnyEvent; AnyEvent::detect'
441
442	# or like this
443	staticperl mkbundle -MAnyEvent --eval 'use AnyEvent; AnyEvent::detect'
444
445	Example: use a separate "bootstrap" script that C<use>'s lots of modules
446	and include this in the final bundle, to be executed automatically.
447
448	staticperl mkbundle --eval 'do "bootstrap"' --boot bootstrap
449
450	=item --boot filename
451
452	Include the given file in the bundle and arrange for it to be executed
453	(using a C<require>) before anything else when the new perl is
454	initialised. This can be used to modify C<@INC> or anything else before
455	the perl interpreter executes scripts given on the command line (or via
456	C<-e>). This works even in an embedded interpreter.
457
458	=item --incglob pattern
459
460	This goes through all library directories and tries to match any F<.pm>
461	and F<.pl> files against the extended glob pattern (see below). If a file
462	matches, it is added. This switch will automatically detect L<AutoLoader>
463	files and the required link libraries for XS modules, but it will I<not>
464	scan the file for dependencies (at the moment).
465
466	This is mainly useful to include "everything":
467
468	--incglob '*'
469
470	Or to include perl libraries, or trees of those, such as the unicode
471	database files needed by many other modules:
472
473	--incglob '/unicore/**.pl'
474
475	=item --add file \| --add "file alias"
476
477	Adds the given (perl) file into the bundle (and optionally call it
478	"alias"). This is useful to include any custom files into the bundle.
479
480	Example: embed the file F<httpd> as F<httpd.pm> when creating the bundle.
481
482	staticperl mkperl --add "httpd httpd.pm"
483
484	It is also a great way to add any custom modules:
485
486	# specification file
487	add file1 myfiles/file1
488	add file2 myfiles/file2
489	add file3 myfiles/file3
490
491	=item --binadd file \| --add "file alias"
492
493	Just like C<--add>, except that it treats the file as binary and adds it
494	without any processing.
495
496	You should probably add a C</> prefix to avoid clashing with embedded
497	perl files (whose paths do not start with C</>), and/or use a special
498	directory, such as C</res/name>.
499
500	You can later get a copy of these files by calling C<staticperl::find
501	"alias">.
502
503	=item --include pattern \| -i pattern \| --exclude pattern \| -x pattern
504
505	These two options define an include/exclude filter that is used after all
506	files selected by the other options have been found. Each include/exclude
507	is applied to all files found so far - an include makes sure that the
508	given files will be part of the resulting file set, an exclude will
509	exclude files. The patterns are "extended glob patterns" (see below).
510
511	For example, to include everything, except C<Devel> modules, but still
512	include F<Devel::PPPort>, you could use this:
513
514	--incglob '' -i '/Devel/PPPort.pm' -x '/Devel/*'
515
516	=item --static	751	=item C<--static>
517		752
518	When C<--perl> is also given, link statically instead of dynamically. The	753	Add C<-static> to F<bundle.ldopts>, which means a fully static (if
		754	supported by the OS) executable will be created. This is not immensely
		755	useful when just creating the bundle files, but is most useful when
		756	linking a binary with the C<--perl> or C<--app> options.
		757
519	default is to link the new perl interpreter fully dynamic (that means all	758	The default is to link the new binary dynamically (that means all perl
520	perl modules are linked statically, but all external libraries are still	759	modules are linked statically, but all external libraries are still
521	referenced dynamically).	760	referenced dynamically).
522		761
523	Keep in mind that Solaris doesn't support static linking at all, and	762	Keep in mind that Solaris doesn't support static linking at all, and
524	systems based on GNU libc don't really support it in a usable fashion	763	systems based on GNU libc don't really support it in a very usable
525	either. Try uClibc if you want to create fully statically linked	764	fashion either. Try uClibc if you want to create fully statically linked
526	executables, or try the C<--staticlibs> option to link only some libraries	765	executables, or try the C<--staticlib> option to link only some libraries
527	statically.	766	statically.
528		767
529	=item --staticlib libname	768	=item C<--staticlib> libname
530		769
531	When not linking fully statically, this option allows you to link specific	770	When not linking fully statically, this option allows you to link specific
532	libraries statically. What it does is simply replace all occurances of	771	libraries statically. What it does is simply replace all occurrences of
533	C<-llibname> with the GCC-specific C<-Wl,-Bstatic -llibname -Wl,-Bdynamic>	772	C<-llibname> with the GCC-specific C<-Wl,-Bstatic -llibname -Wl,-Bdynamic>
534	option.	773	option.
535		774
536	This will have no effect unless the library is actually linked against,	775	This will have no effect unless the library is actually linked against,
537	specifically, C<--staticlib> will not link against the named library	776	specifically, C<--staticlib> will not link against the named library
538	unless it would be linked against anyway.	777	unless it would be linked against anyway.
539		778
540	Example: link libcrypt statically into the binary.	779	Example: link libcrypt statically into the final binary.
541		780
542	staticperl mkperl -MIO::AIO --staticlib crypt	781	staticperl mkperl -MIO::AIO --staticlib crypt
543		782
544	# ldopts might nwo contain:	783	# ldopts might now contain:
545	# -lm -Wl,-Bstatic -lcrypt -Wl,-Bdynamic -lpthread	784	# -lm -Wl,-Bstatic -lcrypt -Wl,-Bdynamic -lpthread
546		785
547	=item any other argument	786	=back
548
549	Any other argument is interpreted as a bundle specification file, which
550	supports most long options (without extra quoting), one option per line.
551		787
552	=back	788	=back
553		789
554	=head3 EXTENDED GLOB PATTERNS	790	=head3 EXTENDED GLOB PATTERNS
555		791
…		…
569	=item Patterns not starting with F</> will be anchored at the end of the path.	805	=item Patterns not starting with F</> will be anchored at the end of the path.
570		806
571	That is, F<idna.pl> will match any file called F<idna.pl> anywhere in the	807	That is, F<idna.pl> will match any file called F<idna.pl> anywhere in the
572	hierarchy, but not any directories of the same name.	808	hierarchy, but not any directories of the same name.
573		809
574	=item A F<*> matches any single component.	810	=item A F<*> matches anything within a single path component.
575		811
576	That is, F</unicore/*.pl> would match all F<.pl> files directly inside	812	That is, F</unicore/*.pl> would match all F<.pl> files directly inside
577	C</unicore>, not any deeper level F<.pl> files. Or in other words, F<*>	813	C</unicore>, not any deeper level F<.pl> files. Or in other words, F<*>
578	will not match slashes.	814	will not match slashes.
579		815
…		…
589		825
590	=back	826	=back
591		827
592	=head2 F<STATICPERL> CONFIGURATION AND HOOKS	828	=head2 F<STATICPERL> CONFIGURATION AND HOOKS
593		829
594	During (each) startup, F<staticperl> tries to source the following shell	830	During (each) startup, F<staticperl> tries to source some shell files to
		831	allow you to fine-tune/override configuration settings.
		832
		833	In them you can override shell variables, or define shell functions
		834	("hooks") to be called at specific phases during installation. For
		835	example, you could define a C<postinstall> hook to install additional
		836	modules from CPAN each time you start from scratch.
		837
		838	If the env variable C<$STATICPERLRC> is set, then F<staticperl> will try
		839	to source the file named with it only. Otherwise, it tries the following
595	files in order:	840	shell files in order:
596		841
597	/etc/staticperlrc	842	/etc/staticperlrc
598	~/.staticperlrc	843	~/.staticperlrc
599	$STATICPERL/rc	844	$STATICPERL/rc
600		845
601	They can be used to override shell variables, or define functions to be
602	called at specific phases.
603
604	Note that the last file is erased during F<staticperl distclean>, so	846	Note that the last file is erased during F<staticperl distclean>, so
605	generally should not be used.	847	generally should not be used.
606		848
607	=head3 CONFIGURATION VARIABLES	849	=head3 CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
608		850
…		…
648	installation, you can set any environment variable you want - some modules	890	installation, you can set any environment variable you want - some modules
649	(such as L<Coro> or L<EV>) use environment variables for further tweaking.	891	(such as L<Coro> or L<EV>) use environment variables for further tweaking.
650		892
651	=item C<PERL_VERSION>	893	=item C<PERL_VERSION>
652		894
653	The perl version to install - default is currently C<5.12.2>, but C<5.8.9>	895	The perl version to install - default is currently C<5.12.3>, but C<5.8.9>
654	is also a good choice (5.8.9 is much smaller than 5.12.2, while 5.10.1 is	896	is also a good choice (5.8.9 is much smaller than 5.12.3, while 5.10.1 is
655	about as big as 5.12.2).	897	about as big as 5.12.3).
656		898
657	=item C<PERL_PREFIX>	899	=item C<PERL_PREFIX>
658		900
659	The prefix where perl gets installed (default: F<$STATICPERL/perl>),	901	The prefix where perl gets installed (default: F<$STATICPERL/perl>),
660	i.e. where the F<bin> and F<lib> subdirectories will end up.	902	i.e. where the F<bin> and F<lib> subdirectories will end up.
…		…
669		911
670	More commonly, you would either activate 64 bit integer support	912	More commonly, you would either activate 64 bit integer support
671	(C<-Duse64bitint>), or disable large files support (-Uuselargefiles), to	913	(C<-Duse64bitint>), or disable large files support (-Uuselargefiles), to
672	reduce filesize further.	914	reduce filesize further.
673		915
674	=item C<PERL_CPPFLAGS>, C<PERL_OPTIMIZE>, C<PERL_LDFLAGS>, C<PERL_LIBS>	916	=item C<PERL_CC>, C<PERL_CCFLAGS>, C<PERL_OPTIMIZE>, C<PERL_LDFLAGS>, C<PERL_LIBS>
675		917
676	These flags are passed to perl's F<Configure> script, and are generally	918	These flags are passed to perl's F<Configure> script, and are generally
677	optimised for small size (at the cost of performance). Since they also	919	optimised for small size (at the cost of performance). Since they also
678	contain subtle workarounds around various build issues, changing these	920	contain subtle workarounds around various build issues, changing these
679	usually requires understanding their default values - best look at the top	921	usually requires understanding their default values - best look at
680	of the F<staticperl> script for more info on these.	922	the top of the F<staticperl> script for more info on these, and use a
		923	F<~/.staticperlrc> to override them.
		924
		925	Most of the variables override (or modify) the corresponding F<Configure>
		926	variable, except C<PERL_CCFLAGS>, which gets appended.
		927
		928	You should have a look near the beginning of the F<staticperl> script -
		929	staticperl tries to default C<PERL_OPTIMIZE> to some psace-saving options
		930	suitable for newer gcc versions. For other compilers or older versions you
		931	need to adjust these, for example, in your F<~/.staticperlrc>.
681		932
682	=back	933	=back
683		934
684	=head4 Variables you probably I<do not want> to override	935	=head4 Variables you probably I<do not want> to override
685		936
686	=over 4	937	=over 4
		938
		939	=item C<MAKE>
		940
		941	The make command to use - default is C<make>.
687		942
688	=item C<MKBUNDLE>	943	=item C<MKBUNDLE>
689		944
690	Where F<staticperl> writes the C<mkbundle> command to	945	Where F<staticperl> writes the C<mkbundle> command to
691	(default: F<$STATICPERL/mkbundle>).	946	(default: F<$STATICPERL/mkbundle>).
…		…
700	=head3 OVERRIDABLE HOOKS	955	=head3 OVERRIDABLE HOOKS
701		956
702	In addition to environment variables, it is possible to provide some	957	In addition to environment variables, it is possible to provide some
703	shell functions that are called at specific times. To provide your own	958	shell functions that are called at specific times. To provide your own
704	commands, just define the corresponding function.	959	commands, just define the corresponding function.
		960
		961	The actual order in which hooks are invoked during a full install
		962	from scratch is C<preconfigure>, C<patchconfig>, C<postconfigure>,
		963	C<postbuild>, C<postinstall>.
705		964
706	Example: install extra modules from CPAN and from some directories	965	Example: install extra modules from CPAN and from some directories
707	at F<staticperl install> time.	966	at F<staticperl install> time.
708		967
709	postinstall() {	968	postinstall() {
…		…
716		975
717	=over 4	976	=over 4
718		977
719	=item preconfigure	978	=item preconfigure
720		979
721	Called just before running F<./Configur> in the perl source	980	Called just before running F<./Configure> in the perl source
722	directory. Current working directory is the perl source directory.	981	directory. Current working directory is the perl source directory.
723		982
724	This can be used to set any C<PERL_xxx> variables, which might be costly	983	This can be used to set any C<PERL_xxx> variables, which might be costly
725	to compute.	984	to compute.
726		985
		986	=item patchconfig
		987
		988	Called after running F<./Configure> in the perl source directory to create
		989	F<./config.sh>, but before running F<./Configure -S> to actually apply the
		990	config. Current working directory is the perl source directory.
		991
		992	Can be used to tailor/patch F<config.sh> or do any other modifications.
		993
727	=item postconfigure	994	=item postconfigure
728		995
729	Called after configuring, but before building perl. Current working	996	Called after configuring, but before building perl. Current working
730	directory is the perl source directory.	997	directory is the perl source directory.
731
732	Could be used to tailor/patch config.sh (followed by F<sh Configure -S>)
733	or do any other modifications.
734		998
735	=item postbuild	999	=item postbuild
736		1000
737	Called after building, but before installing perl. Current working	1001	Called after building, but before installing perl. Current working
738	directory is the perl source directory.	1002	directory is the perl source directory.
…		…
776	A header file that contains the prototypes of the few symbols "exported"	1040	A header file that contains the prototypes of the few symbols "exported"
777	by bundle.c, and also exposes the perl headers to the application.	1041	by bundle.c, and also exposes the perl headers to the application.
778		1042
779	=over 4	1043	=over 4
780		1044
781	=item staticperl_init ()	1045	=item staticperl_init (xs_init = 0)
782		1046
783	Initialises the perl interpreter. You can use the normal perl functions	1047	Initialises the perl interpreter. You can use the normal perl functions
784	after calling this function, for example, to define extra functions or	1048	after calling this function, for example, to define extra functions or
785	to load a .pm file that contains some initialisation code, or the main	1049	to load a .pm file that contains some initialisation code, or the main
786	program function:	1050	program function:
…		…
793	}	1057	}
794		1058
795	static void	1059	static void
796	run_myapp(void)	1060	run_myapp(void)
797	{	1061	{
798	staticperl_init ();	1062	staticperl_init (0);
799	newXSproto ("myapp::xsfunction", xsfunction, __FILE__, "$$;$");	1063	newXSproto ("myapp::xsfunction", xsfunction, __FILE__, "$$;$");
800	eval_pv ("require myapp::main", 1); // executes "myapp/main.pm"	1064	eval_pv ("require myapp::main", 1); // executes "myapp/main.pm"
801	}	1065	}
802		1066
		1067	When your bootcode already wants to access some XS functions at
		1068	compiletime, then you need to supply an C<xs_init> function pointer that
		1069	is called as soon as perl is initialised enough to define XS functions,
		1070	but before the preamble code is executed:
		1071
		1072	static void
		1073	xs_init (pTHX)
		1074	{
		1075	newXSproto ("myapp::xsfunction", xsfunction, __FILE__, "$$;$");
		1076	}
		1077
		1078	static void
		1079	run_myapp(void)
		1080	{
		1081	staticperl_init (xs_init);
		1082	}
		1083
		1084	=item staticperl_cleanup ()
		1085
		1086	In the unlikely case that you want to destroy the perl interpreter, here
		1087	is the corresponding function.
		1088
803	=item staticperl_xs_init (pTHX)	1089	=item staticperl_xs_init (pTHX)
804		1090
805	Sometimes you need direct control over C<perl_parse> and C<perl_run>, in	1091	Sometimes you need direct control over C<perl_parse> and C<perl_run>, in
806	which case you do not want to use C<staticperl_init> but call them on your	1092	which case you do not want to use C<staticperl_init> but call them on your
807	own.	1093	own.
808		1094
809	Then you need this function - either pass it directly as the C<xs_init>	1095	Then you need this function - either pass it directly as the C<xs_init>
810	function to C<perl_parse>, or call it from your own C<xs_init> function.	1096	function to C<perl_parse>, or call it as one of the first things from your
811		1097	own C<xs_init> function.
812	=item staticperl_cleanup ()
813
814	In the unlikely case that you want to destroy the perl interpreter, here
815	is the corresponding function.
816		1098
817	=item PerlInterpreter *staticperl	1099	=item PerlInterpreter *staticperl
818		1100
819	The perl interpreter pointer used by staticperl. Not normally so useful,	1101	The perl interpreter pointer used by staticperl. Not normally so useful,
820	but there it is.	1102	but there it is.
…		…
856		1138
857	Returns the list of all paths embedded in this binary.	1139	Returns the list of all paths embedded in this binary.
858		1140
859	=back	1141	=back
860		1142
861	=head1 FULLY STATIC BINARIES - BUILDROOT	1143	=head1 FULLY STATIC BINARIES - UCLIBC AND BUILDROOT
862		1144
863	To make truly static (Linux-) libraries, you might want to have a look at	1145	To make truly static (Linux-) libraries, you might want to have a look at
864	buildroot (L<http://buildroot.uclibc.org/>).	1146	buildroot (L<http://buildroot.uclibc.org/>).
865		1147
866	Buildroot is primarily meant to set up a cross-compile environment (which	1148	Buildroot is primarily meant to set up a cross-compile environment (which
…		…
873	good experiences with GCC 4.4.x but not GCC 4.5.	1155	good experiences with GCC 4.4.x but not GCC 4.5.
874		1156
875	To minimise code size, I used C<-pipe -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections	1157	To minimise code size, I used C<-pipe -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
876	-finline-limit=8 -fno-builtin-strlen -mtune=i386>. The C<-mtune=i386>	1158	-finline-limit=8 -fno-builtin-strlen -mtune=i386>. The C<-mtune=i386>
877	doesn't decrease codesize much, but it makes the file much more	1159	doesn't decrease codesize much, but it makes the file much more
878	compressible.	1160	compressible (and the execution a lot slower...).
879		1161
880	If you don't need Coro or threads, you can go with "linuxthreads.old" (or	1162	If you don't need Coro or threads, you can go with "linuxthreads.old" (or
881	no thread support). For Coro, it is highly recommended to switch to a	1163	no thread support). For Coro, it is highly recommended to switch to a
882	uClibc newer than 0.9.31 (at the time of this writing, I used the 20101201	1164	uClibc newer than 0.9.31 (at the time of this writing, I used the 20101201
883	snapshot) and enable NPTL, otherwise Coro needs to be configured with the	1165	snapshot) and enable NPTL, otherwise Coro needs to be configured with the
…		…
927		1209
928	Some functionality in the utf8 module, such as swash handling (used	1210	Some functionality in the utf8 module, such as swash handling (used
929	for unicode character ranges in regexes) is implemented in the	1211	for unicode character ranges in regexes) is implemented in the
930	C<"utf8_heavy.pl"> library:	1212	C<"utf8_heavy.pl"> library:
931		1213
932	-M'"utf8_heavy.pl"'	1214	-Mutf8_heavy.pl
933		1215
934	Many Unicode properties in turn are defined in separate modules,	1216	Many Unicode properties in turn are defined in separate modules,
935	such as C<"unicore/Heavy.pl"> and more specific data tables such as	1217	such as C<"unicore/Heavy.pl"> and more specific data tables such as
936	C<"unicore/To/Digit.pl"> or C<"unicore/lib/Perl/Word.pl">. These tables	1218	C<"unicore/To/Digit.pl"> or C<"unicore/lib/Perl/Word.pl">. These tables
937	are big (7MB uncompressed, although F<staticperl> contains special	1219	are big (7MB uncompressed, although F<staticperl> contains special
938	handling for those files), so including them on demand by your application	1220	handling for those files), so including them on demand by your application
939	only might pay off.	1221	only might pay off.
940		1222
941	To simply include the whole unicode database, use:	1223	To simply include the whole unicode database, use:
942		1224
943	--incglob '/unicore/*.pl'	1225	--incglob '/unicore/**.pl'
944		1226
945	=item AnyEvent	1227	=item AnyEvent
946		1228
947	AnyEvent needs a backend implementation that it will load in a delayed	1229	AnyEvent needs a backend implementation that it will load in a delayed
948	fashion. The L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> backend is the default choice	1230	fashion. The L<AnyEvent::Impl::Perl> backend is the default choice
…		…
953		1235
954	If you want to handle IRIs or IDNs (L<AnyEvent::Util> punycode and idn	1236	If you want to handle IRIs or IDNs (L<AnyEvent::Util> punycode and idn
955	functions), you also need to include C<"AnyEvent/Util/idna.pl"> and	1237	functions), you also need to include C<"AnyEvent/Util/idna.pl"> and
956	C<"AnyEvent/Util/uts46data.pl">.	1238	C<"AnyEvent/Util/uts46data.pl">.
957		1239
		1240	Or you can use C<--usepacklists> and specify C<-MAnyEvent> to include
		1241	everything.
		1242
		1243	=item Cairo
		1244
		1245	See Glib, same problem, same solution.
		1246
958	=item Carp	1247	=item Carp
959		1248
960	Carp had (in older versions of perl) a dependency on L<Carp::Heavy>. As of	1249	Carp had (in older versions of perl) a dependency on L<Carp::Heavy>. As of
961	perl 5.12.2 (maybe earlier), this dependency no longer exists.	1250	perl 5.12.2 (maybe earlier), this dependency no longer exists.
962		1251
…		…
964		1253
965	The F<perl -V> switch (as well as many modules) needs L<Config>, which in	1254	The F<perl -V> switch (as well as many modules) needs L<Config>, which in
966	turn might need L<"Config_heavy.pl">. Including the latter gives you	1255	turn might need L<"Config_heavy.pl">. Including the latter gives you
967	both.	1256	both.
968		1257
		1258	=item Glib
		1259
		1260	Glib literally requires Glib to be installed already to build - it tries
		1261	to fake this by running Glib out of the build directory before being
		1262	built. F<staticperl> tries to work around this by forcing C<MAN1PODS> and
		1263	C<MAN3PODS> to be empty via the C<PERL_MM_OPT> environment variable.
		1264
		1265	=item Gtk2
		1266
		1267	See Pango, same problems, same solution.
		1268
		1269	=item Pango
		1270
		1271	In addition to the C<MAN3PODS> problem in Glib, Pango also routes around
		1272	L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker> by compiling its files on its own. F<staticperl>
		1273	tries to patch L<ExtUtils::MM_Unix> to route around Pango.
		1274
969	=item Term::ReadLine::Perl	1275	=item Term::ReadLine::Perl
970		1276
971	Also needs L<Term::ReadLine::readline>.	1277	Also needs L<Term::ReadLine::readline>, or C<--usepacklists>.
972		1278
973	=item URI	1279	=item URI
974		1280
975	URI implements schemes as separate modules - the generic URL scheme is	1281	URI implements schemes as separate modules - the generic URL scheme is
976	implemented in L<URI::_generic>, HTTP is implemented in L<URI::http>. If	1282	implemented in L<URI::_generic>, HTTP is implemented in L<URI::http>. If
977	you need to use any of these schemes, you should include these manually.	1283	you need to use any of these schemes, you should include these manually,
		1284	or use C<--usepacklists>.
978		1285
979	=back	1286	=back
980		1287
981	=head2 RECIPES	1288	=head2 RECIPES
982		1289
983	=over 4	1290	=over 4
984		1291
985	=item Linking everything in	1292	=item Just link everything in
986		1293
987	To link just about everything installed in the perl library into a new	1294	To link just about everything installed in the perl library into a new
988	perl, try this:	1295	perl, try this (the first time this runs it will take a long time, as a
		1296	lot of files need to be parsed):
989		1297
990	staticperl mkperl --strip ppi --incglob '*'	1298	staticperl mkperl -v --strip ppi --incglob '*'
991		1299
		1300	If you don't mind the extra megabytes, this can be a very effective way of
		1301	creating bundles without having to worry about forgetting any modules.
		1302
		1303	You get even more useful variants of this method by first selecting
		1304	everything, and then excluding stuff you are reasonable sure not to need -
		1305	L<bigperl\|http://staticperl.schmorp.de/bigperl.html> uses this approach.
		1306
992	=item Getting rid of netdb function	1307	=item Getting rid of netdb functions
993		1308
994	The perl core has lots of netdb functions (C<getnetbyname>, C<getgrent>	1309	The perl core has lots of netdb functions (C<getnetbyname>, C<getgrent>
995	and so on) that few applications use. You can avoid compiling them in by	1310	and so on) that few applications use. You can avoid compiling them in by
996	putting the following fragment into a C<preconfigure> hook:	1311	putting the following fragment into a C<preconfigure> hook:
997		1312
…		…
1014	do	1329	do
1015	PERL_CONFIGURE="$PERL_CONFIGURE -U$sym"	1330	PERL_CONFIGURE="$PERL_CONFIGURE -U$sym"
1016	done	1331	done
1017	}	1332	}
1018		1333
1019	This mostly gains space when linking staticaly, as the functions will	1334	This mostly gains space when linking statically, as the functions will
1020	liekly not be linked in. The gain for dynamically-linked binaries is	1335	likely not be linked in. The gain for dynamically-linked binaries is
1021	smaller.	1336	smaller.
1022		1337
1023	Also, this leaves C<gethostbyname> in - not only is it actually used	1338	Also, this leaves C<gethostbyname> in - not only is it actually used
1024	often, the L<Socket> module also exposes it, so leaving it out usually	1339	often, the L<Socket> module also exposes it, so leaving it out usually
1025	gains little. Why Socket exposes a C function that is in the core already	1340	gains little. Why Socket exposes a C function that is in the core already

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