---
name: "Devel::CheckCompiler"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-devel-checkcompiler"
version: "0.07-14"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Devel::CheckCompiler"
---

# Devel::CheckCompiler(3pm)

Check the compiler's availability

## NAME

Devel::CheckCompiler - Check the compiler's availability

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Devel::CheckCompiler;
    check_c99_or_exit();
```

## DESCRIPTION

Devel::CheckCompiler is checker for compiler's availability.

## FUNCTIONS

- check\_c99()

  Returns true if the current system has a working C99 compiler, false otherwise.

- check\_c99\_or\_exit()

  Check the current system has a working C99 compiler, if it's not available, exit by 0.

- "check\_compile($src: Str, %options)"

  Compile `$src` as C code. Return 1 if it's available, 0 otherwise.

  Possible options are:

  - executable :Bool = false

    Check to see if generating executable is possible if this parameter is true.

  - extra\_linker\_flags : Str \| ArrayRef\[Str\]

    Any additional flags you wish to pass to the linker. This option is used only when `"executable"` option specified.

## AUTHOR

Tokuhiro Matsuno \<tokuhirom AAJKLFJEF@ GMAIL COM\>

## SEE ALSO

ExtUtils::CBuilder

## LICENSE

Copyright (C) Tokuhiro Matsuno

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