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=head1 DESCRIPTION

This module provides a a few handy macros and functions for checking if SVs are mortal or not. It is not intended to use 
from Perl except from you Makefile.PL (or Build.PL)

Also make sure this module is loaded when you run your XS or there will be failures.

=head1 INTERFACE

=head2 MACROS

=over 4

=item DM_SvNEXTMORTAL(sv)

Checks if the given SV is flagged temporary and exists in the current stackframe of the mortality list.

=item DM_SvMAYBEMORTAL(sv)

Checks if the given SV is flagged temporary and exists somewhere in the mortality list.

=back

=head2 FUNCTIONS

=over 4

=item bool DM_scan_for_mortal(SV *sv, bool from_root, bool to_top)

Scan the PL_tmps_stack for the given I<SV>. If I<from_root> is true scan will be performed from 0 
otherwise the value of C<PL_tmps_floor + 1> is used. If I<to_top> is true scan will be performed to 
the value of C<PL_tmps_ix + 1> otherwise to C<PL_tmps_floor>

=back

=head2 BUILD UTILITIES

=over 4

=item inc_dir

Returns the path to the directory where our header is installed. This should be passed to your 
C compiler.

=back
 
=head1 EXPORT

Nothing exported.

=head1 THANKS

With help and suggestions from Nicholas Clark and Rafaël Garcia-Suarez.

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<perlapi>, L<perlxs>

=head1 BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to C<bug-devel-mortality@rt.cpan.org>, 
or through the web interface at L<http://rt.cpan.org>.

=head1 AUTHOR

Claes Jakobsson, Versed Solutions C<< <claesjac@cpan.org> >>

=head1 LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2008, Versed Solutions C<< <info@versed.se> >>. All rights reserved.

This software is released under the MIT license cited below.

=head2 The "MIT" License

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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
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