I am rewriting the Algorithm::SkipList module so that the node class (Algorithm::SkipList::Node) is in C (which spaves a ton of memory, not to mention a little faster).

The problem is that the module won't build:

ExtUtils::Mksymlists::Mksymlists('lib\Algorithm\SkipList\Node')
Generating script 'lib\Algorithm\SkipList\Node.lds'
link @"lib\Algorithm\SkipList\Node.lds" -out:"blib\arch\auto\Algorithm
+\SkipList\
Node\Node.dll"
lib\Algorithm\SkipList\Node.obj : warning LNK4042: object specified mo
+re than on
ce; extras ignored
lib\Algorithm\SkipList\Node.obj : warning LNK4042: object specified mo
+re than on
ce; extras ignored
Node.def : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol boot_Algorithm__S
+kipList
Node.def : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol boot_Algorithm__S
+kipList
blib\arch\auto\Algorithm\SkipList\Node\Node.lib : fatal error LNK1120:
+ 2 unresol
ved externals
LINK : fatal error LNK1141: failure during build of exports file

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I think this is because the Node.def file defines the bootstrap name for Algorithm::SkipList rather than Algorithm::SkipList::Node:

LIBRARY "Node"
EXPORTS
  boot_Algorithm__SkipList
  _boot_Algorithm__SkipList = boot_Algorithm__SkipList

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I suspect there's a problem with ExtUtils::Mksymlists, but I'm not sure.

I would rather not make Algorithm::SkipList::Node a separate module (which seems to be the only workaround that I'm aware of). Is there a better way to fix this, or have I run into a limitation or bug with ExtUtils::MakeMaker?

In reply to XS namespace problem by rrwo

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