Win32-ExeAsDll version 0.01 =========================== Win32::ExeAsDll is a an experimental small FFI-like module to load and run a 2nd .exe in the virtual address space of the 1st (perl). Cuts 10ms, 20ms or more of overhead off , compared to launching an .exe the normal way in a separate kernel process object and address space. This module was only tested to work with cmd.exe, other cmd line apps are unknown. It is intended that cmd.exe will be called in a loop many times per perl process lifetime. INSTALLATION To install this module type the following: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install DEPENDENCIES This module requires these other modules and libraries: None except the interpreter's core modules. COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE Copyright (C) 2025 by Daniel Dragan This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.32.1 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.