The C backend for the Perl compiler. Generates C source code from Perl source; the generated code corresponds to Perl's internal structures for running the program. Compiling with the C backend won't speed up execution of your program, but it may improve start-up time. Invoke as:
perl -MO=C[,options] program
in which program is the name of the Perl script to compile. Any non-option arguments are treated as the names of objects to be saved; the main program is assumed if there are no extra arguments. Possible options are:
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