"Binary" modules (those using XS) usually not only depend on the exact perl version and its configuration

Interestingly, I think "exact perl version" slightly overstates the condition.
AFAIK, a package built for perl-5.x.y will be fine with perl-5.a.b, so long as x == a. (But no need for y == b. However, I can't recall if there was also a need for y <= b. Anyone ? )
This meant, for example, that having built a Windows PPM package of a perl module for (say) perl-5.30.0, that same binary package would be fine for all 5.30.* versions of perl on Windows - so long as all of these perl-5.30.* versions had been configured the same.

At least, that's the way it used to be - but I haven't tested to see whether the XS handshake tests that were added a couple of years ago might now interfere with that capability.
If they do interfere, then they do so for no valid reason that I know of.

Cheers,
Rob

In reply to Re^5: Installing (lotsa) modules by syphilis
in thread Installing (lotsa) modules by jplindstrom

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