Creating a self executing perl program

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

Hello Monks,

I have written a simple obfuscated program the generates/prints out a desired message , (this message is derived form a string of text). a little simple obfuscation used.

I desire to mail it friends,co workers, well wishers through mail. The point is if I send the program as a .pl file then all receivers must have perl installed on their systems. I desire that this program be executible even without the perl installed on the receivers maching.

I desire to know what it takes to acheive this.

I seek your kind assistance.

Thanks in advance.

CHEERS!!!!

Ananda

edited: Sat Dec 21 16:43:35 2002 by jeffa - s/<code>/<p>/g

Comment on Creating a self executing perl program

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: Creating a self executing perl program by dree (Monsignor) on Dec 21, 2002 at 15:47 UTC
Hello! Super Search is your friend! :)) So, as said here: To made an exe from a script, you have 2 commercial ways: 1) perl2exe by Indigostar 2) perlapp by Activestate (part of the Perl Development Kit) and 2 CPAN ways: 1) PAR 2) App::Packer	[reply]
Re: Creating a self executing perl program by Ananda (Pilgrim) on Dec 23, 2002 at 11:11 UTC
Thanks a lot!!. It has been greatly helpful Ananda	[reply]
Re: Creating a self executing perl program by Marza (Vicar) on Dec 21, 2002 at 06:52 UTC
Well you could get perlapp from activestate but that is a little pricy. There is IndigoStar perl2exe	[reply]
Re: Creating a self executing perl program by Zaxo (Archbishop) on Dec 21, 2002 at 06:59 UTC
I don't run the kind of mail reader that blindly executes things, but if I did, I'd regard that as a hostile act. Since I don't, I'd keep it as a memento of an attempted hostile act. After Compline, Zaxo	[reply]
Re: Re: Creating a self executing perl program by sauoq (Abbot) on Dec 21, 2002 at 08:50 UTC
I don't run the kind of mail reader that blindly executes things, but if I did, I'd regard that as a hostile act. I don't really see anything in the original post which indicates that the intent is for the program to be run automatically by the recipients mail reader. I think the poster just wants to know how to turn their perl program into a standalone executable. Maybe I'm wrong and there is more to it than that. If so, I have to add that I emphatically agree with you. -sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";	[reply]