my $info = qx(primercheck.hpp);
print "primercheck.hpp is: $infon";

# make a temp copy with cpp extension
system("cp primercheck.hpp primercheck.cpp");

# generate executable using gcc
system("gcc -o primercheck primercheck.cpp");

# set execute permissions on resulting file
system("chmod +x primercheck");

# call the executable
system("./primercheck");

# remove the temp cpp file
system("rm primercheck.cpp");

# optional - remove the executable file as well
system("rm primercheck");