Math-SymbolicX-Inline ===================== This module is an extension to the Math::Symbolic module. A basic familiarity with that module is required. Math::SymbolicX::Inline allows easy creation of Perl functions from symbolic expressions in the context of Math::Symbolic. That means you can define arbitrary Math::Symbolic trees (including derivatives) and let this module compile them to package subroutines. There are relatively few syntax elements that aren't standard in Math::Symbolic expressions, but those that exist are easier to explain using examples. Thus, please refer to the discussion of a simple example below which can be found in the manual page of the module. Simple, contrived example: use Math::SymbolicX::Inline <<'HERE'; myfunction = partial_derivative( sin(x) * sin(x), x ) x (:=) arg0 HERE print myfunction(3); # prints the derivative of sin(x)**2 evaluated at x=3 INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: perl Build.PL ./Build ./Build test ./Build install On platforms that don't support the "./" notation, that would be: perl Build.PL perl Build perl Build test perl Build install If you wish, you may use the old MakeMaker style instead: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install DEPENDENCIES This module requires these other modules and libraries: Math::Symbolic (version 0.129 an higher) Math::Symbolic::Custom::Contains (version 0.010 an higher) Test::More COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE Copyright (C) 2005-2006 by Steffen Müller This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.6 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.