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Re^2: If Perl 5 were to become Perl 7, what (backward-compatible) features would you want to see?

by swl (Parson)
on Oct 26, 2019 at 03:28 UTC ( [id://11107972]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: If Perl 5 were to become Perl 7, what (backward-compatible) features would you want to see?
in thread If Perl 5 were to become Perl 7, what (backward-compatible) features would you want to see?

Have you tried FFI::Platypus to integrate C-libs? It's much simpler than XS and Inline::C for the same task.

(I should add the caveat that I don't wrap C-libs myself, but do use and hack FFI based libs).

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Re^3: If Perl 5 were to become Perl 7, what (backward-compatible) features would you want to see?
by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Oct 26, 2019 at 04:14 UTC

    I remember hearing about it and forgot to check it out. Thank you much for suggesting it again.

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