EXTUTILS::MM_CYGWIN(3pm)

🎀 NAME 🎀

okay so bestie, this is ExtUtils::MM_Cygwin(3pm) from the Perl Programmers Reference Guide — the Cygwin-flavored override squad for ExtUtils::MakeMaker. it's literally the methods that override UN*X behaviour in ExtUtils::MakeMaker. no cap. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

use ExtUtils::MM_Cygwin; # Done internally by ExtUtils::MakeMaker if needed

like, you don't have to summon it yourself — ExtUtils::MakeMaker handles it internally if needed, per the comment. iykyk. 🫶

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

for the documentation of the methods provided there, go see ExtUtils::MM_Unix. that's the docs vibe. now let's meet the methods: ✨

🐣 os_flavor 🐣

iconic and short: We're Unix and Cygwin. that's the whole flavor check. 💅

🔥 cflags 🔥

if it's configured for dynamic loading, it triggers #define EXT in EXTERN.h. periodt.

🎀 replace_manpage_separator 🎀

replaces the strings '::' with '.' in MAN*POD man page names. separator glow-up, fr fr.

🦋 init_linker 🦋

points to libperl.a. slay.

👑 maybe_command 👑

determines whether a file is native to Cygwin by checking whether it resides inside the Cygwin installation (using Windows paths). if so, it uses ExtUtils::MM_Unix to determine if it may be a command. otherwise, it uses the tests from ExtUtils::MM_Win32. highkey thorough. 🔍

🌈 dynamic_lib 🌈

uses the default to produce the *.dll's. but for new archdir dll's, it uses the same rebase address if the old exists. okayyy. 💫

🍓 install 🍓

rebases dll's with the global rebase database after installation. clean. ✨

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💖 aaaand that's the page, bestie! the source/version stamp says perl v5.42.3, the date is 2026-11-03, and the footer spells the manual as ExtUtil...M_Cygwin(3pm) — yes, the squished little icon. periodt. 🫶