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in reply to Re: RFC: Compiling C/C++ based Modules under ActiveState using MinGW
in thread RFC: Compiling C/C++ based Modules under ActiveState using MinGW

I think it's easier to just learn linux, where it all works flawlessly without all the hoops to jump through.
Rrrright. Perl5porters have nothing to do, they're just wasting their time — they just like it better than playing silly video games.

You're so wrong if you believe there are no platform dependencies in XS modules. C compilers are not standardized.