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Extending and Embedding Perl
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
EAN: 9781930110823
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 1930110820
Label: Manning Publications
Manufacturer: Manning Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2002-08
Publisher: Manning Publications
Sales Rank: 645896
Studio: Manning Publications
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An explanation of how to expand the functionality and usefulness of the Perl programming language, this guide delves into the complex issues of using real code examples from the Perl source. Detailed is how to use Perl from C programs, such as writing interfaces to C libraries, implementing Perl callbacks for C libraries, and passing Perl hashes and arrays between Perl and C. Additionally, developers are provided with an API reference for the internal C interface to Perl and a reference on the typemap system.
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The most concise book ever on demistfying the dreaded XS. The information found in the book is not a collection from PODs or from the Tiger, Camel books. Top down approch step by step explanaiton, and best of all very detailed explanation of C code. The author, with great effort illustrates C code by chunks and explains them. Much better approach then line by line explanation in which you generally get lost, or than summarizing the code leaving you to understand the design criteria written in two ... Read More
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We bought this book as part of a project we were doing in windows. We were trying to integrate perl scripting as a macro language in an existing application. Although we couldn't have done it without this book, there were still a lot of unanswered questions. The book is short on details about the build process and is focused on the unix-like command line environment. (We are now quite good at integrating perl into windows GUI apps. Contact us at www.ubcomputer.com if you're interested in our services!)
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Extending and Embedding Perl is as it boldly states on the cover: "The definitive guide to XS, embedding, and the Perl internals". This book is well organized and information dense. One could spend days sifting through the available perlapi, perlcall, perlembed, perlguts perlxs, perlxstut, and h2xs documentation. After which you'll probably understand very well references to nethack's "You are in a maze of twisty little passages all alike". Or you could get yourself a copy of this book ... Read More
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I really fell in love with this book as I read through it. It does an excellent job of explaining the hairy details of working with Perl at the C level, whether etending Perl (the bulk of this book), embedding it in other apps, or hacking the guts.
I haven't found any other books that try to fill this space, but even if there were this would still be the book to buy!
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I got a copy of this book in one of the Israel Perl Mongers meetings (www.perl.org.il), to read and review it.
The topic is useful as this subject was considered as voodoo done by Perl hackers and "mappers of the Perl internals". I suppose you can say this claim is not true anymore, because this book collects the know-how from the perldocs, the newsgroups, the camel book (and other resources) and the personal experience of authors of the book.
Finally, you don't have to pick up small ... Read More
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