in reply to module with conditional xs code

Do the Perl and XS code overlap, or does the XS provide extra functionality that the Perl distribution doesn't?

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Re^2: module with conditional xs code
by navalned (Beadle) on Mar 18, 2020 at 19:10 UTC

    They don't. But reading your reply gave me an idea. Originally I didn't think it possible to do the openbsd side with just perl, but it may be worth a try. If nothing else, but to make everything simpler. I could probably go the other way also and just use some #ifdef's in the xs code.

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      Ask yourself whether the efficiency benefits of running C/XS code are really required or not. Then decide if there's any functionality written in C/XS that can't run in Pure Perl without compromising the quality of the distribution.

      It's always easier to deploy a distribution cross-platform if there's no XS for sure, but there are those times where the XS is definitely required.

      If it's not required, and the benefits won't even be noticed, I leave it out.

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