Build EXE without CPAN access

v4169sgr has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: Build EXE without CPAN access by Corion (Patriarch) on May 31, 2016 at 10:56 UTC
The algorithm is fairly simple: Gather all prerequisites of your top level module(s) While you have found new prerequisites in the last step, gather their prerequisites as well, and prepend them to the list For every distribution in the list of prerequisites, do the following steps: Create a directory named after the distribution and version number For every file in the current distribution: Download the file Save the file in the corresponding directory below the above directory Install the distribution: Open a command prompt in the distribution directory Read the files `INSTALL` and `README` Run the following command `cpan .` [download] or alternatively `cpanm . -L /the/directory/for/private/modules/` [download] or alternatively review local::lib. This is basically everything you need to do if you cannot simply download the tarballs of the distributions. This is also what the `cpan` tool does. If you can also download tarballs, maybe simply create a directory structure like CPAN has and put the tarballs there. You can create and use a local CPAN mirror. See also CPAN::Mini and Pinto.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Build EXE without CPAN access by Discipulus (Canon) on May 31, 2016 at 11:02 UTC
..even simpler as AnonymousMonks suggested: on another machine download a portable edition of strawberryperl then install everything you wont and then copy that distribution somewhere in the destination machine L* There are no rules, there are no thumbs.. Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Build EXE without CPAN access by v4169sgr (Sexton) on May 31, 2016 at 12:10 UTC
Thanks all for the replies so far. The machine I am using is totally locked down. No USB access. No admin access - I have installed Perl to another location to avoid this. No possibility of downloading anything. No "fighting with admin privileges" - this will not even be attempted && whatever works for me will not attempt to bypass protection mechanisms and will work with the system as I find it. I was only able to install ActiveState Perl by jumping through several hoops - Strawberry Perl is a lot simpler in this respect. Thanks for the pointer about ppm.bat - I didn't know about that. I can't made ppm.bat run on my machine, but ppm-shell.bat does do something. Can I use this to make a windows exe? About the only things I can do are: 1. run something that is already included in a Perl distribution like Strawberry Perl; or 2. literally copy paste from source links on CPAN web pages into an editor and write them to my Perl install: no admin privileges required as I have installed elsewhere. Thanks again for the replies - just wondering what is possible.	[reply]
Re^3: Build EXE without CPAN access by Corion (Patriarch) on May 31, 2016 at 12:44 UTC
If you have a browser on the target machine, you can download the modules from CPAN and install the modules through the `cpan` tool from the distribution files directly, most likely with the `cpan` tool but certainly with the `cpanm` tool: `cpanm ~/downloads/MyCompany-Enterprise-1.00.tar.gz # install from a +local file` [download] You can download and install `cpanm` via App::cpanminus.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Build EXE without CPAN access by v4169sgr (Sexton) on May 31, 2016 at 14:26 UTC
Re^5: Build EXE without CPAN access by stevieb (Canon) on May 31, 2016 at 14:37 UTC
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Re^5: Build EXE without CPAN access by Corion (Patriarch) on May 31, 2016 at 14:29 UTC
Re^3: Build EXE without CPAN access by soonix (Chancellor) on Jun 01, 2016 at 06:51 UTC
… I have installed Perl to another location … How did you do this and why can't you apply this to a minicpan? Another possibility might be Perl::Dist, specifically Perl::Dist::Strawberry seems to be actively maintained.	[reply]
Re^4: Build EXE without CPAN access by Anonymous Monk on Jun 01, 2016 at 07:38 UTC
Re^3: Build EXE without CPAN access by Anonymous Monk on May 31, 2016 at 12:15 UTC
Is this locked down machine a development system, or the same machine on which the script will later run? If the latter, why do you need to make an EXE at all?	[reply]
Re^4: Build EXE without CPAN access by v4169sgr (Sexton) on May 31, 2016 at 14:22 UTC
Re: Build EXE without CPAN access by salva (Canon) on May 31, 2016 at 10:35 UTC
You would get better help if you give us a more accurate and detailed description of your environment and explain us why you can't save module source files if you can copy&paste them.	[reply]
Re: Build EXE without CPAN access by Anonymous Monk on May 31, 2016 at 10:22 UTC
so using CPAN tools to download and install is not an option for me is usb an option?	[reply]
Re: Build EXE without CPAN access by $h4X4_\|=73}{ (Monk) on May 31, 2016 at 10:58 UTC
It sounds like your fighting with your administration privileges and your opening up your editor as admin. If your user has admin rights on the computer you can do it all, under admin. One way is to make a shortcut on your desktop to `C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe` right click the short cut and Run as Administrator or go to properties to set it to always Run as Administrator. Installing from CPAN and on windows the firewall could stop you and perl could need access to the network, just a heads up. Update: Active State you want to update and install modules from CPAN with `C:\Perl\bin\ppm.bat` Nice and easy GUI. Just run as Administrator.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Build EXE without CPAN access by salva (Canon) on Jun 01, 2016 at 07:19 UTC
Well, you can use Win32::GuiTest for automating copy&pasting into your editor.	[reply]