Re^2: If Perl 5 were to become Perl 7, what (backward-compatible) features would you want to see?

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Have you tried FFI::Platypus to integrate C-libs? It's much simpler than XS and Inline::C for the same task.

(I should add the caveat that I don't wrap C-libs myself, but do use and hack FFI based libs).

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Re^3: If Perl 5 were to become Perl 7, what (backward-compatible) features would you want to see? by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Oct 26, 2019 at 04:14 UTC
I remember hearing about it and forgot to check it out. Thank you much for suggesting it again.	[reply]
Re^4: If Perl 5 were to become Perl 7, what (backward-compatible) features would you want to see? by haukex (Archbishop) on Oct 26, 2019 at 07:52 UTC
From this year's YAPC::NA: [Lightning Talk] Graham Ollis & Sawyer X - "Out with the XS, in with the FFI" (5 mins) Graham Ollis - "Testing Across The Language Barrier with FFI::Platypus" (20 mins)	[reply]

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