---
name: "ExtUtils::Miniperl"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-5.004-doc"
version: "5.004.05-6"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ExtUtils::Miniperl/3pm"
---

# ExtUtils::Miniperl(3pm)

write the C code for perlmain.c

## NAME

ExtUtils::Miniperl, writemain - write the C code for perlmain.c

## SYNOPSIS

`use ExtUtils::Miniperl;`

`writemain(@directories);`

## DESCRIPTION

This whole module is written when perl itself is built from a script called minimod.PL. In case you want to patch it, please patch minimod.PL in the perl distribution instead.

*writemain()* takes an argument list of directories containing archive libraries that relate to perl modules and should be linked into a new perl binary. It writes to STDOUT a corresponding perlmain.c file that is a plain C file containing all the bootstrap code to make the modules associated with the libraries available from within perl.

The typical usage is from within a Makefile generated by ExtUtils::MakeMaker. So under normal circumstances you won't have to deal with this module directly.

## SEE ALSO

the *ExtUtils::MakeMaker* manpage