It's not (at least in the scenario that I was referring to) ... you have to add some xsubs to "both" modules, but there's no need for a third module.

Um. If one ever hopes that others would be able to replicate ones results, then you either create a third module from the two and upload that to CPAN, or you draft patches for both modules and try to get them accepted by both authors. The former is easier and more likely to succeed, but wholly unsatisfactory.

And that leads me to wonder just how one would, eg, access a perl dll's functionality in an Inline::C or XS situation on Win32. Any takers ?

I've been trying to pick my way through dynaloader to work out what/how/when it does what it does, but it was written/influenced by that bunch of core people back in the mid 90's that don't (have never) dained to share their knowledge and expertise with us plebeians here at PM :(

Even the few of that illustrious list that have ever lowered themeselves to posting here at PM, seem to have disconnected from this part of the community.

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In reply to Re^6: Pursuading an XS module to use a routine from another XS module. by BrowserUk
in thread Pursuading an XS module to use a routine from another XS module. by BrowserUk

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