in reply to perl binary size reducing

Are you saying that the size of the executable file on disk is changing?

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Re^2: perl binary size reducing
by sadat.ali.khan (Initiate) on Nov 28, 2013 at 06:35 UTC

    yes exactly

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      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.

      ;-)

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        :) no plutonium at all in the code... not sure if perl devs here have ever come across such a strange thing

        running the 'corrupt' binary produces one of the following 2 outputs

        > seg fault

        > can't locate PAR.pm in @INC...

        seems like the bundled binary is 'losing' some libraries over a period of time

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      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.
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        definitely not :)... we have observed this on too many occasions on different servers for this to be a prank...

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        definitely not... happened too many times for this to be a prank

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