Converting pl to exe

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Hi Monks, This is my 1st time converting a pl file to exe. My pl script uses both XML::Twig and XML::Simple. Script runs perfectly when run as a pl file. I used PAR::Packer to convert it to an exe using

pp -o test2.exe exp.pl
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I get the following error when I run the exe Can't locate XML/SAX/Expat.pm in @INC (@INC contains C:\Users\XXX\JUNK CODE(0x277843c) CODE(0x27788cc)) at (eval 33) line 1.) Based on some previous answers I tried to include this

pp -M XML::LibXML::SAX exp.pl
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Now I get a new warning Can't locate object method "new" via package "XML::SAX::PurePerl" So I tried to include

pp -M XML::SAX::PurePerl exp.pl
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My code does not even run. I had to reinstall padre and start over again. Any idea how to fix this issue? I am very new to perl and this is my first time converting a pl file to exe. I am using Perl 5.14.2. Any ideas? Thanks Monks!

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Re: Converting pl to exe by soonix (Chancellor) on Feb 17, 2016 at 14:31 UTC
Did you try `pp -c -o test2.exe exp.pl` [download] or `pp -x -o test2.exe exp.pl` [download] ?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Converting pl to exe by RonW (Parson) on Feb 17, 2016 at 19:30 UTC
More on use of the `-x` option: By itself, `-x` tells `pp` to run the specified Perl program. No arguments are supplied. This is attempt detection of modules (and libraries) loaded at run time. Sometimes, without arguments, your program will not load all - or even any - additional modules and/or libraries. Your program might even exit with a non-zero status. To work around these problems, there is the `--xargs` option to supply arguments to you program so that it will run "normally".	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Converting pl to exe by Anonymous Monk on Feb 17, 2016 at 14:34 UTC
Use pp -x or pp -c with -l as needed and see any par question on perlmonks	[reply]