pp -a "additional_stuff" -o hello_world.exe hello_world.pl

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#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

use Archive::Zip qw( :ERROR_CODES );

my $zip_name = 'hello_world.exe';
my $zip = Archive::Zip->new( $zip_name );
die "ERROR: Could not open \"$zip_name\"!!!" unless defined $zip;

my @metadata_file_members = $zip->membersMatching( '\.metadata' );
$zip->removeMember($_) for ( @metadata_file_members );
$zip->overwrite();