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package Alien::FreeImage;

use warnings;
use strict;

use Alien::FreeImage::ConfigData;
use File::ShareDir qw(dist_dir);
use File::Spec::Functions qw(catdir);

=head1 NAME

Alien::FreeImage - Building freeimage library L<http://freeimage.sourceforge.net/>

=cut

our $VERSION = '1.001';

=head1 SYNOPSIS

This module is not a perl binding for I<freeimage> library; it is just a helper module that makes dev files (*.h, *.a)
available for linking by other modules.

Alien::FreeImage installation comprise of these steps:

=over

=item * Build B<freeimage-3.17.0> static library (*.a) from source codes (that are bundled with this module)

=item * Install dev files (*.h, *.a) into I<share> directory of Alien::FreeImage distribution

=back

Later on you can use Alien::FreeImage in your module that needs to link with I<freeimage> like this:

 # Sample Makefile.PL
 use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
 use Alien::FreeImage;

 WriteMakefile(
   NAME         => 'Any::FreeImage::Module',
   VERSION_FROM => 'lib/Any/FreeImage/Module.pm',
   LIBS         => Alien::FreeImage->config('LIBS'),
   INC          => Alien::FreeImage->config('INC'),
   # + additional params
 );

=head1 METHODS

=head2 config()

This function is the main public interface to this module.

 Alien::FreeImage->config('LIBS');

Returns a string like: '-L/path/to/freeimage/dir -lfreeimage'

 Alien::FreeImage->config('INC');

Returns a string like: '-I/path/to/freeimage/dir'

 Alien::FreeImage->config('PREFIX');

Returns a string like: '/path/to/freeimage/dir'

=head1 LICENSE

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

=head1 COPYRIGHT

2014+ KMX E<lt>kmx@cpan.orgE<gt>

=cut

sub config
{
  my ($package, $param) = @_;
  return unless ($param =~ /[a-z0-9_]*/i);
  my $subdir = Alien::FreeImage::ConfigData->config('share_subdir');
  my $share_dir = dist_dir('Alien-FreeImage');
  my $real_prefix = catdir($share_dir, $subdir);
  my $val = Alien::FreeImage::ConfigData->config('config')->{$param};
  return unless $val;
  $val =~ s/\@PrEfIx\@/$real_prefix/g; # handle @PrEfIx@ replacement
  return $val;
}

1;