[Pdx-pm] Perl and XS

[Brian Ingerson]

On 18/03/03 10:32 -0800, Nick Wehr wrote:
> I've got a topic for conversation for you Perl Wizards
> out there.  I'm interested in XS and what it can do for
> me.  Have any of you wrote an XS extention?  What was
> the motivation?  Why did you choose the C library that
> you did?  Say I wanted to make an extention for
> sockets.  Where would I start?  What documentation
> would I need to program it correctly.  Where would I
> get those docs?  Is it practical to use?  I assume you
> have to build it, is that ever a problem?  Any
> information from anyone would be appreciated.  Thanks a
> bunch.  -Nick

Have you tried the "Inline" module?

Cheers, Brian