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

VERSION
    Version 0.001 of Alien::FreeImage uses *freeimage* sources XXXX.

SYNOPSIS
    IMPORTANT: This module is not a perl binding for *freeimage* library; it
    is just a helper module.

    Alien::FreeImage installation comprise of these steps:

    *   Build *freeimage* binaries from source codes (note: static libraries
        are build in this case)

    *   Install binaries and dev files (*.h, *.a) into *share* directory of
        Alien::FreeImage distribution - *share* directory is usually
        something like this:
        /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/auto/share/dist/Alien-FreeImage

    Later on you can use Alien::FreeImage in your module that needs to link
    with *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
     );

    IMPORTANT: As Alien::FreeImage builds static libraries the modules using
    Alien::FreeImage need to have Alien::FreeImage just for building, not
    for later use. In other words Alien:FreeImage is just "build dependency"
    not "run-time dependency".

METHODS
  config()
    This function is the main public interface to this module.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

COPYRIGHT
    2014+ KMX <kmx@cpan.org>