How To Install perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder on CentOS 7. perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder is Modules that parse C header files and create XS glue code

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder on CentOS 7.

What is perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder

ExtUtils and create XS glue code and documentation out of it. Ideally this allows one to “write” an interface to a C library without coding a line. Since no C-API is ideal, some adjuments are necessary most of the time. So to use this module you must still be familiar with C and XS programming, but it removes a lot of stupid work and copy&paste from you. Also when the C API changes, most of the time you only have to rerun XSBuilder to get your new Perl API.

We can use yum or dnf to install perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder.

Install perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder

Install perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder

How To Uninstall perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install perl-ExtUtils-XSBuilder on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.