perl binary size reducing

sadat.ali.khan has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: perl binary size reducing by rminner (Chaplain) on Nov 28, 2013 at 07:55 UTC
In case a programm/person is modifying the compiled perl script, you can try to set it immutable: chattr +i mycompiledscript Afterwards it will not be possible to modify or replace this script until someone executes: chattr -i mycompiledscript Since most programms don't do a 'chattr -i file' before trying to modify a file, and most people do not know about it, it should be less likely that your file will change in size. Update: Note: "chattr +/-i file" will only work as root.	[reply]
Re^2: perl binary size reducing by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Nov 28, 2013 at 09:28 UTC
"...and most people do not know about it..." Unfortunately now they know about it. Regards, Karl «The Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostrophe»	[reply]
Re^3: perl binary size reducing by sadat.ali.khan (Initiate) on Nov 28, 2013 at 09:50 UTC
pretty sure it is not a person who is doing this... so not very concerned about the -i option... wait and watch	[reply]
Re^4: perl binary size reducing by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 28, 2013 at 12:00 UTC
Re^2: perl binary size reducing by sadat.ali.khan (Initiate) on Nov 28, 2013 at 08:37 UTC
thanks... done. will monitor for a few days and confirm if this works	[reply]
Re^3: perl binary size reducing by choroba (Cardinal) on Nov 28, 2013 at 09:42 UTC
Note that a root user can still do whatever he wants with the file. لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply]
Re^4: perl binary size reducing by rminner (Chaplain) on Nov 28, 2013 at 10:50 UTC
Re: perl binary size reducing by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 28, 2013 at 06:07 UTC
Are you saying that the size of the executable file on disk is changing? With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^2: perl binary size reducing by sadat.ali.khan (Initiate) on Nov 28, 2013 at 06:35 UTC
yes exactly	[reply]
Re^3: perl binary size reducing by Laurent_R (Canon) on Nov 28, 2013 at 07:11 UTC
Then, this might be an occurrence of a rare phenomenon known as bit decay. Did you put some plutonium in your program? If yes, you should probably try to remove it from the program. ;-)	[reply]
Re^4: perl binary size reducing by sadat.ali.khan (Initiate) on Nov 28, 2013 at 07:36 UTC
Re^3: perl binary size reducing by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 28, 2013 at 06:41 UTC
Then I suggest you look around your office to see who is grinning, because it's probably someone close playing a prank. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^4: perl binary size reducing by sadat.ali.khan (Initiate) on Nov 28, 2013 at 06:49 UTC
Re^5: perl binary size reducing by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 28, 2013 at 07:01 UTC
Re^4: perl binary size reducing by sadat.ali.khan (Initiate) on Nov 28, 2013 at 06:57 UTC
Re: perl binary size reducing by marto (Cardinal) on Nov 28, 2013 at 09:50 UTC
Please show us how you created the executable, the exact command line string used.	[reply]
Re^2: perl binary size reducing by sadat.ali.khan (Initiate) on Nov 28, 2013 at 09:51 UTC
pp -o binary binary.pl	[reply]
Re^3: perl binary size reducing by marto (Cardinal) on Nov 28, 2013 at 10:07 UTC
Perhaps something weird is going on with your system with regards the cache directory the "executable" unpacks to. Without seeing your code all I can suggest is basic logical debugging actions. I'd use the verbose option when creating the package, then monitor the cached area to ensure that nothing is cleaning it up or removing any files for whatever reason. You could specify an area outside of /tmp which would be imune from cetain sysadmin/housekeeping tasks. Look for `-vvv` and `-T` options witin the pp documentation.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: perl binary size reducing by Anonymous Monk on Dec 24, 2013 at 05:02 UTC
Re: perl binary size reducing by Anonymous Monk on Nov 28, 2013 at 04:46 UTC
what binary ?	[reply]
Re^2: perl binary size reducing by sadat.ali.khan (Initiate) on Nov 28, 2013 at 05:50 UTC
file <binary name> gives the following ELF 64-bit LSB executable, AMD x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped	[reply]
Re^3: perl binary size reducing by Anonymous Monk on Nov 28, 2013 at 17:49 UTC
Which file is that?	[reply]