Re: Odd encoding problem in Tk app when packaged with pp

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Re^2: Odd encoding problem in Tk app when packaged with pp by elef (Friar) on Jan 28, 2013 at 11:46 UTC
Thank you for that. I did not use the -x switch because I assumed that if the .exe created launches and runs without any error messages, then it's fine. Anyway, I now ran pp with `-x` and the problem went away. I can't see this mentioned in the bug reports you linked, so I'm guessing you know this from personal experience...? I digged around in the .exe files generated by pp, and found that the MANIFEST files are different. Specifically, the one made with `-x` contains the following entries, which are missing from the one made without `-x`: `lib/Encode/Byte.pm lib/auto/Encode/Byte/Byte.bs lib/auto/Encode/Byte/Byte.dll lib/sitecustomize.pl` [download] Obviously, this must be the explanation. I guess the lesson is to always use `-x`.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Odd encoding problem in Tk app when packaged with pp by marto (Cardinal) on Jan 28, 2013 at 11:56 UTC
Yes, this is why you had the initial problem, `pp -x` executes the code in an attempt to determine additional run time dependencies. This isn't a bug, it won't be in the reports mentioned, though it's documented in pp. See also PAR::FAQ and PAR::Tutorial.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Odd encoding problem in Tk app when packaged with pp by Anonymous Monk on Jan 28, 2013 at 11:52 UTC
I can't see this mentioned in the bug reports you linked, so I'm guessing you know this from personal experience...? Yup, 99/100 PAR/pp questions are solved with -x, the rest are solved with -l, the rest are bugs :) I linked the first bug reports I could find, didn't seem important to check if they mention pp -x	[reply]
Re^4: Odd encoding problem in Tk app when packaged with pp by Anonymous Monk on Jan 28, 2013 at 11:59 UTC
I linked the first bug reports I could find, didn't seem important to check if they mention pp -x Because , with older versions of Tk, pp -x won't help, so you need latest Tk and pp -x	[reply]
Re^5: Odd encoding problem in Tk app when packaged with pp by elef (Friar) on Jan 28, 2013 at 12:28 UTC
Re^4: Odd encoding problem in Tk app when packaged with pp by elef (Friar) on Jan 28, 2013 at 12:17 UTC
Perhaps pp should display a warning when it's run without -x along the lines of "Attention, running without -x may generate an executable that runs without error messages but does not function fully correctly. -x is always strongly recommended." It would cut down on questions and bug reports.	[reply]
Re^5: Odd encoding problem in Tk app when packaged with pp by marto (Cardinal) on Jan 28, 2013 at 12:19 UTC