On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 09:12:26PM +0000, Gavin Smith wrote: > I learned that for Python, there is something called the "Python stable > ABI" which there appears not to be an equivalent for for Perl. It is > still limited, though: > > CPython’s Application Binary Interface (ABI) is forward- and > backwards-compatible across a minor release (if these are compiled the > same way; see Platform Considerations below). So, code compiled for > Python 3.10.0 will work on 3.10.8 and vice versa, but will need to be > compiled separately for 3.9.x and 3.11.x. > > https://docs.python.org/3/c-api/stable.html
If I understood correctly https://perldoc.perl.org/perlpolicy, the same is true for Perl. 5.x.y should be binary compatible for all y. -- Pat
