Re: compiling Perl scripts in Cygwin

One way, which has some problems is perl2exe. I used it to connect an ohio lady, a Raleigh NC office, and an Access database. Neither machine had perl installed. perl2exe offers multi-build modes. There is still a required dll but one option allows you to build .exe with the dll pre-installed (only one program to download). The dll for perl2exe is PerlCtrl.dll.

perl2exe has proven to work for me on Win98, Win2k, and WinXP. Major downside with perl2exe which i havn't worked around yet is Module compilation. Some modules perl2exe uses won't compile when you export to .exe. Here's a link to their site.

There is an ActiveState solution for standalone. But i haven't paid the dough to use it yet. http://activestate.com

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Re: Re: compiling Perl scripts in Cygwin by gjb (Vicar) on Oct 20, 2002 at 17:30 UTC
I did use the ActiveState solution, but just for testing purposes (just in case we'd ever need to do such a thing, blah, blah, blah) and it worked fine. It was for an executable with quite some module dependencies and one ends up with just an executable that does the job. Everything gets compiled into the executable. Unfortunately, yes, it's payware, although it's not that expensive if memory serves. Best, -gjb-	[reply]

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Re: Re: compiling Perl scripts in Cygwin
by gjb (Vicar) on Oct 20, 2002 at 17:30 UTC

I did use the ActiveState solution, but just for testing purposes (just in case we'd ever need to do such a thing, blah, blah, blah) and it worked fine. It was for an executable with quite some module dependencies and one ends up with just an executable that does the job. Everything gets compiled into the executable.

Unfortunately, yes, it's payware, although it's not that expensive if memory serves.

Best, -gjb-

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