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in thread Why are other popular languages very different from Perl when installing libraries, e.g. no testing needed and no compilation of C/C++ code done

files for each platform and python version

See PEP 384 Defining a Stable ABI

The idea is to phase this need out for as many modules as possible. It means using a restricted API though, and it will not be suitable for quite a few modules.

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Re^8: Why is it in some other popular languages fewer steps and potential issues when installing libraries no testing needed and no compilation of C/C++ code done
by DrHyde (Prior) on Apr 07, 2011 at 10:26 UTC
    You're still stuffed if you want your code to be portable though. Remember, not all the world runs on Intel.
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