ExtUti...nt::XS(3perl)

✨ NAME ✨

ExtUtils::Constant::XS — bestie, this lil module generates C code for the constants in your XS modules 💖

(yeah it's a 3perl page, Perl Programmers Reference Guide, we're in Perl territory, buckle up 🎀)

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

require ExtUtils::Constant::XS;

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the tea ☕ — ExtUtils::Constant::XS overrides ExtUtils::Constant::Base.

And the reason it's the main character is: it generates C code for XS modules' constants. That's it. That's the vibe. Lowkey doing so much for you behind the scenes 💅

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💀 BUGS 💀

ngl, this is the funniest section on the whole page:

• Nothing is documented. 💀
• Probably others. 🙈

like… iconic honesty. no notes.

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Nicholas Clark <nick@ccl4.org> 🫶

based on the code in "h2xs" by Larry Wall and others ✨

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and that's the whole page bestie, short and sweet fr fr 🍓

perl v5.44.0 ✨ 2026-10-17 ✨ ExtUtils::Constant::XS(3perl) — mwah, version and date noted, slay, periodt 💅💖