Perl files

[Cybershmuck]

Hi,

I'm creating a simple gui which exceutes a perl script. At the moment the application is packaged into a zip file comtaining the gui.exe file and the perl script plus all the Perl library files.

I'm wondering if there is a way to compress all these libray files into a few files so that the application can be more compact.
What I mean is there a similar way like how Visual C++ compacts all the library files into a simple object file when you do the Build command.

Thanks in advance.

Stanley.

 

[ishnid]

You can use the PAR module to bundle Perl files together. It contains a utility called `pp' that can compile your programs if you prefer.

 

[tchatzi]

The other choise you have is to compile the *.pl and lib files it uses into an *exe file. And call the perlfile.exe form your gui app.


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[icrf]

PAR's pp can bundle all the parts together into a single .exe that runs, including other files, but it wouldn't really compress down to a smaller filesize. Unless your luck with perlcc is better than mine, you're stuck bundling an interpreter with the program, which always takes up a chunk of space.

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Andrew

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[Cybershmuck]

Thanks for thwe replies.

I tried typing in:

pp -o executable perlfile

but I got the error :
'pp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

I then tried:

perlcc -o abagen.exe abagen.pl

and got the error:

pcciOxlg.c(2379) : warning C4101: 'targ' : unreferenced local variable
pcciOxlg.c(6707) : warning C4101: 'targ' : unreferenced local variable

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance

 

[icrf]

Have you installed the PAR module? pp is a utility thrown in your bin directory by the module/distribution PAR. Check your local cpan or ppm mirror.

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Andrew

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[Cybershmuck]

Sorry to sound dumb but how do I do that?

Cheers,

stan

 

[icrf]

Easiest to consult the Tek-Tips FAQ section: faq219-1687

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Andrew

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[Cybershmuck]

Ok now I've managed to install the PAR module and create and executable file.
The problem is that the original file needed some command line arguments.
I'm not sure how to parse these arguments to the executable file...

 

[icrf]

Does it not work the same? eg,

perl program.pl arg1 arg2
program.exe arg1 arg2

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Andrew

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[Cybershmuck]

Oops, I forgot to drop off the "perl" command when running the executable

Cheers mate