#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use Archive::Any::Create;

my $archive = Archive::Any::Create->new;
$archive->container('myStuff');#top-level dir with your files
$archive->add_file('stuff.pl', 'perl script');
$archive->add_file('morestuff.pl', 'perl script');
$archive->write_file('myStuff.tar.gz');

#or
#$archive->write_file('myStuff.zip');