I for one had to look up what XS is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XS_%28Perl%29
It is a an interface through which a program written
in the Perl <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perl> programming language
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language> can call a C
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_%28programming_language%29> or C++
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B>
language subroutine <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subroutine>.
I don't know enough about C or C++ to answer why a
'system' command or 'exec' command wouldn't do the
same thing.
Mike
On 12/13/2013 9:21 AM, Matthew Horsfall (alh) wrote:
Howdy,
I'm trying to garner some interest in a Perl XS beginner/intermediate
group/community.
I was wondering if we could sort of "take over" this list, and by that
I mean start using it and broadcasting it for XS beginners and up to
ask questions, share knowledge, etc.
Would that be an acceptable use of this list or should we start our own?
Thank you,
-- Matthew Horsfall (alh)
