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There are portability issues affecting Windows outside the realm of XS -- see perlport.

It's less work for non-XS modules to verify and maintain compatibility. Shouldn't that be all the more reason to do so? This initiative is probably most useful in such cases.

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Marvin Humphrey

In reply to Re^4: Microsoft partners with Strawberry Perl to improve the CPAN by creamygoodness
in thread Microsoft partners with Strawberry Perl to improve the CPAN by davidrw

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