Re: [PATCH] perlfaq1: what is ponie?

Richard Clamp wrote:

>> Interesting.  And what happens about XSUB compatibility?
> 
> A recent conversation with Arthur left me with the impression that as
> long as the extensions restrict themselves to the apis documented in
> perlapi and perlxs then they'll be catered for through emulation.

APIs are unlikely to be sufficient on their own.  What about the 
internal data structures, I can't see them being preserved.  I suspect 
some of the more 'adventurous' XSUBs that fiddle with ties and magic 
will probably break.

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Alan Burlison
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