XS: use module into package

Anonymous Monk has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Dear Monks,

I want the XS module I'm writing to use a module into my caller's package. Similar to what this classic eval does:

eval qq{
   package $caller_package;
   use $module_to_use;
};
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I've looked thru the perl source and documentation looking for the correct XS function, but I wasn't able to find anything.

Is there such a function? Could you point me to the correct docs?

'appreciate your help!

-miguel

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Re: XS: use module into package by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 13, 2011 at 18:17 UTC
Use the API's `eval_sv` or `eval_pv` instead of `eval`, passing it the same string. Update: s/call_/eval_/g	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: XS: use module into package by Anonymous Monk on Jun 13, 2011 at 18:24 UTC
But is there a `use()` function somewhere in the Perl API? I'm trying to avoid using `eval`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: XS: use module into package by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 13, 2011 at 18:27 UTC
I don't think so, but it's moot. The reason you had to use `eval` in code doesn't go away by loading the module using a different interface. You can't go and change the package the parent Perl code was compiled into.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: XS: use module into package by Anonymous Monk on Jun 13, 2011 at 18:54 UTC
Re^5: XS: use module into package by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 13, 2011 at 19:13 UTC
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