EXTUTILS::CONSTANT::UTILS(3pm)

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so bestie, this is the ExtUtils::Constant::Utils(3pm) page 💅 and it's giving helper-functions-for-ExtUtils::Constant energy. No cap, that's literally what it is.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

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

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

ExtUtils::Constant::Utils bundles up the utility subroutines used by ExtUtils::Constant, ExtUtils::Constant::Base, and the classes derived from them. All its functions are explicitly exportable, so you can pull them in on purpose, bestie 🫶

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🎀 USAGE 🎀

• C_stringify NAME — a function that returns a 7 bit ASCII correctly \ escaped version of the string you passed in, suitable for C's "" or ''. It will die if passed Unicode characters. 😭 so like, respect the vibe check.
• perl_stringify NAME — a function that returns a 7 bit ASCII correctly \ escaped version of the string you passed in, suitable for a perl "" string. slay ✨

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Nicholas Clark <nick@ccl4.org> based on the code in "h2xs" by Larry Wall and others. iconic lineage fr fr 🌈

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that's the whole page, babe — it's from perl v5.42.3, dated 2026-11-03, and the footer tag says ExtUtil...t::Utils(3pm). bye bestie, go stringify responsibly 💖🎀🦋