EXTUTILS::CONSTANT::UTILS(3perl)

💖 ExtUtils::Constant::Utils(3perl) 💖

okay bestie, this is a page from the Perl Programmers Reference Guide, and it's giving tiny helper module energy. Like, it's not the main character, it's the best friend who shows up with the aux cord. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

ExtUtils::Constant::Utils — the helper functions that do the little jobs for ExtUtils::Constant. 🫶

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🌈 SYNOPSIS 🌈

use ExtUtils::Constant::Utils qw (C_stringify);
$C_code = C_stringify $stuff;

see? one import, one call, we move. 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So ExtUtils::Constant::Utils is literally a lil bundle of utility subroutines used by ExtUtils::Constant, ExtUtils::Constant::Base, and all the classes that derive from them. It's the support squad. 🙈

And here's the tea: all of its functions are explicitly exportable. So nothing sneaks into your namespace uninvited — you have to ask for it by name. Respectful king behavior honestly. 👑

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🌸 USAGE 🌸

C_stringify NAME

A function that takes the string you hand it and gives you back a properly backslash-escaped, 7 bit ASCII version of it, all ready to drop into a C "" or ''. 🔥

⚠️ but fr fr: it will die if you pass it Unicode characters. not a warning, not a shrug — it dies. so keep your input 7 bit ASCII, bestie. 💀

perl_stringify NAME

A function that takes the string you hand it and gives you back a properly backslash-escaped, 7 bit ASCII version of it, this time suitable for a Perl "" string. 🧚

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⭐ AUTHOR ⭐

Nicholas Clark <nick@ccl4.org>, based on the code in "h2xs" by Larry Wall and others. shoutout to the ancestors, no cap. 🌟

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aesthetic recap for the group chat: this whole thing lives in ExtUtils::Constant::Utils, in the 3perl manual section of the Perl Programmers Reference Guide, it's perl v5.44.0, and it was dated 2026-10-17. slay, mwah, go forth and stringify responsibly. 💜✨🎀