XS related question this time.

In an XS file, I'm wrapping several functions from a C library. However, one of the functions accepts an unsigned char data[8]. My distribution exports (@EXPORT_OK) both the C functions in their original naming convention (camelCase), and more Perlish versions (snake_case, where some provide extra functionality before calling the C version).

Now, this particular function, let's call it lcdCharDef(), I need to do some trickery around before allowing it to be available to end users.

Is there a way that I can do something like an "import as" for an XS function into the Perl module's code? Here's some mock/pseudo of what I'm wondering is possible:

sub lcdCharDef {
    ...
    return XS::lcdCharDef(...);
}

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Because the names clash, I can't call the C function within the same named Perl function, and I can't seem to figure out if there is a workaround for this, whether it be in the XS, or Perl.

In reply to Accessing an XS function from a Perl function of the same name by stevieb

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