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=encoding utf8

=head1 NAME

XS::Tutorial - documentation with examples for learning Perl XS

=over 4

=item * L - how to pass to and return basic values from C functions

=item * L - working with more than one value at a time

=item * L - utility routines that are good to know

=back

=head1 SOURCES OF INFORMATION

=head3 XS Mechanics by Steven W. McDougall

A clear L to XS programming.

=head3 Extending and Embedding Perl (Manning) by Simon Cozens and Tim Jenness

A thorough L, with many examples. Outdated in parts (mostly data structures) but still an excellent reference.

=head3 perldoc

=over 4

=item * L: syntax of xsubs

=item * L : C macros used to interact with Perl data structures (and the interpreter)

=item * L: Perl data structures

=item * L: typemap syntax (translating C types into Perl)

=item * L: how to call Perl subroutines and methods from XS

=item * L: another XS tutorial

=back

=head3 ExtUtils::MakeMaker

The L explains all of the options in C. Useful if you need to pass additional flags or options to the C compiler.

=head3 ppport.h

A header file, needed for compatibility across Perl versions. See L.

=head3 Perl source code

if you can’t find an answer in documentation, grep the L.

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