I'm not happy with some of my 7+ years old CPAN modules; they were perfect in the days before x64, Vista, and x86 Macs - but in the modern-days of complication and target platforms without compilers - I'm thinking I (we?) need to come up with a definitive "Tutorial" including template on how to actually put an xs module into CPAN in a way that has a fighting chance of actually working in real life.

Help!!!

printf("Hello from XS\n");

So here is the question:

What instructions must I follow, and what templates must I start with, in order to end up with a successful CPAN module (that includes native "C" inside it's xs), which when installed and "used" on any out-of-the-box modern PC will actually:
(A) Install, and
(B) work ?

"Modern" includes at least Windows7 (x64, ActiveState latest version, no Visual-Studio installed), XP (32), Mac (old and new - do these ship with compilers installed? - if not - then without them!), and Linux (recent, with compilers of course)

In reply to Hard: seeking CPAN template for multiplatform xs module by CDRAKE

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