Q:

Is there a builtin ctypes equivalent in perl?

In python there is ctypes, which allow me to load and call libraries.
Is there an equivalent in perl?
The reason I want to do this, is that I am working on a closed platform where I cannot install any modules, but there is an abundance of shared libraries.
Such equivalent must of course be native for perl... 

A:

Yes. In Perl, this is called XS.

