Since I have been unable to use Open3 effectively on my Win32, I am looking for some alternatives. BTW, one of my goals is to make the scripts relatively platform independent -- and therefore I am leaving Open3 and its IPC::Run cousin behind.
I have a set of f77 libraries that I know can be compiled on a variety of platforms (Win, UN*X, Mac). For now, I have created an executable on my Win32, whereby it takes STDIN for input and returns results as STDOUT. Is it possible to write a simple C wrapper to the f77 library, and then link to Perl as a module? I have never written a lick of code other than "Hello, World!", and I am not looking to be an expert in C. I just want to get the libraries up and functioning. I know this may not be the best place to ask. . .but I thought others might have a fair amount experience with IPC in its many forms. . . ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED! Thanks! Ward
