---
name: "Dist::Build::XS::Alien"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdist-build-perl"
version: "0.020-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Dist::Build::XS::Alien"
---

# Dist::Build::XS::Alien(3pm)

Dist::Build extension to use Alien modules.

## NAME

Dist::Build::XS::Alien - Dist::Build extension to use Alien modules.

## VERSION

version 0.020

## SYNOPSIS

```
 load_extension('Dist::Build::XS');
 load_extension('Dist::Build::XS::Alien');
 add_xs(
     module => 'Foo::Bar',
     alien  => 'xz',
 );
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module is an extension of Dist::Build::XS, adding an additional argument to the `"add_xs"` function: `"alien"`. It will add the appropriate arguments for that alien module to the build. It can be either a string or a list of strings. If the strings don't contain `"::"` they're prepended with `'Alien::'` before the module is loaded.

## AUTHOR

Leon Timmermans \<fawaka@gmail.com\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2024 by Leon Timmermans.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.