Encrypting Perl Source Code 1

[BenRussell]

Is there a way to compile, encrypt, or somehow protect your Perl source code when distributing it to other people? - Ben Russell
- President of Intracor Technologies (

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[ramin]

Try running "perlcc" to create the C code and then compile the C code to create a native executable.

 

[ramin]

Try "perlcc" to create a machine specific C code and then compile it to get a native executable.

 

[BenRussell]

Would this only be compatible on the machine it was created on, or once it was compiled would it be compatible with any system (assumings it's the same OS)? - Ben Russell
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[flawless69]

should be OS specific, not host specific. --Derek

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[BenRussell]

Im kinda bad with linux, how exactly can I compile (for example) a perl script called 'myfile.cgi'? - Ben Russell
- President of Intracor Technologies (

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[MikeLacey]

perlcc myfile.cgi Mike
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Is that a haiku?
I never could get the hang
of writing those things.

 

[BenRussell]

No, I mean compile the C code into an executable. - Ben Russell
- President of Intracor Technologies (

http://intracor.hypermart.net)

 

[BenRussell]

Anyway to do this? - Ben Russell
- President of Intracor Technologies (

http://intracor.hypermart.net)

 

[sleipnir214]

The output of perlcc is an executable, by default called "a.out".

If you want source code, invoke perlcc with the "-c" command-line argument.

BenRussell, do you have access to the command "man"? Issuing "man perlcc" can tell you a lot about the application. ______________________________________________________________________
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[MikeLacey]

Ben,

The perlcc tool also requires a C compiler on that machine, do you have one installed? Mike
________________________________________________________________

"Experience is the comb that Nature gives us, after we are bald."

Is that a haiku?
I never could get the hang
of writing those things.

 

[BenRussell]

I'm not sure if I have one installed or not.

But perlcc will protect the source code right? If I were to want to distribute the script for instance. - Ben Russell
- President of Intracor Technologies (

http://intracor.hypermart.net)