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Re: What defines "Pure Perl"?by Corion (Patriarch) |
on Sep 08, 2008 at 13:48 UTC ( [id://709758]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
"Pure Perl" refers to not using the C-extensions ("XS") and thus, not requiring a working C compiler setup. This is often preferred because in many environments, you don't have the luxury of having a C compiler that works with the version of Perl supplied by your vendor. Having a pure Perl module also makes it easy to include the code in your program by copying the source code of the module into your program directly.
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