gnu@perl has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I have been requested to compile a perl script for execution on another unix box (same os level etc). The management does not want to install perl on this unit, it is a small appliance.

I have tried to use perlcc, but it failed and I don't know how to resolve the following error: 

cmjohnso@deneb$ cp nc.pl nc.p
cmjohnso@deneb$ perlcc nc.p
Undefined                       first referenced
 symbol                             in file
boot_Socket                         /var/tmp/cclPyavH.o
boot_POSIX                          /var/tmp/cclPyavH.o
boot_Fcntl                          /var/tmp/cclPyavH.o
ld: fatal: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to ./a.out
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

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Can anyone shed some light on this?

TIA, Chad.

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Re: Using perlcc to compile stand alone code
by Jenda (Abbot) on Mar 27, 2003 at 15:34 UTC

    perlcc is (and it seems it will always be) experimental. Try PAR instead.

    Jenda
    Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
       -- Rick Osborne

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      I had looked into that, but it seems that is only for creating a perl archive (blib tree). It still requires the perl binary to execute it. Please correct me if I am wrong on this.
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        The pp script installed with PAR will create a selfcontained executable. At least that's what the docs say. I wanted to try it, but have some problems.

        Jenda
        Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.
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Re: Using perlcc to compile stand alone code
by MZSanford (Curate) on Mar 27, 2003 at 15:04 UTC
    I have seen similar messages with modules loaded using require instead of use. Not sure if that is the case here with Socket, POSIX and Fcntl. Maybe a module being loaded is require'ing them ? Just a thought.
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      Thanks, I'll have to check into that in the modules themselves. I have: 
      use Fcntl ':flock';
use POSIX;
use IO::Socket;

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      in the beginning of my program, but perhaps one of the (or the others I am 'use'ing have 'require's in them.
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Re: Using perlcc to compile stand alone code
by gnu@perl (Pilgrim) on Mar 27, 2003 at 16:38 UTC
    OK everybody, I figured it out with the tip from Jenda. Using PAR does work, but I don't use the PAR part of it. Once PAR is installed 'pp' is also installed.

    'pp' is a shell level program which takes a file name and creates an executable of it. Here is a link to the relavent part of the doc, for anyone that may be interested.

    Thanks All, your input was much appreciated.

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      Just to resurrect this dead thread, perlcc still does not work in 2009: The following code runs, via the interpreter, just fine. 
      C:\_Data\F15>perlcc bup-F15.pl
C:\Perl\bin/perlcc.bat: bup-F15.pl did not compile, which can't happen
+:
Starting compile
 Walking tree
 Tk::Widget saved (it is in Tk::Label's @ISA)
 Forcing bootstrap of Tk::Widget
 DynaLoader saved (it is in Tk::Widget's @ISA)
 Tk saved (it is in Tk::Widget's @ISA)
 Exporter saved (it is in Tk's @ISA)
 IO::Socket saved (it is in IO::Socket::INET's @ISA)
 IO::Handle saved (it is in IO::Socket's @ISA)
 Tk::Toplevel saved (it is in Tk::FileSelect's @ISA)
 Tk::Wm saved (it is in Tk::Toplevel's @ISA)
 Tk::Frame saved (it is in Tk::Toplevel's @ISA)
 Tk::Derived saved (it is in Tk::Frame's @ISA)
 Tk::HList saved (it is in Tk::Tree's @ISA)
 Tk::Canvas saved (it is in Tk::ProgressBar's @ISA)
 Tk::Clipboard saved (it is in Tk::Listbox's @ISA)
 Forcing bootstrap of Tk::Image
 Encode::Encoding saved (it is in Encode::Unicode's @ISA)
 Tie::Watch saved (it is in Tie::Watch::Scalar's @ISA)
 File::Spec::Unix saved (it is in File::Spec::Win32's @ISA)
 Prescan
 Saving methods
 No definition for sub Socket::SO_PROTOCOL
 No definition for sub Socket::SO_PROTOCOL (unable to autoload)
 No definition for sub Socket::SO_DONTLINGER
 No definition for sub Socket::SO_DONTLINGER (unable to autoload)
 No definition for sub Fcntl::O_DSYNC
 No definition for sub Fcntl::O_DSYNC (unable to autoload)
 No definition for sub Socket::SO_CHAMELEON
 No definition for sub Socket::SO_CHAMELEON (unable to autoload)
 No definition for sub Socket::AF_ISO
 No definition for sub Socket::AF_ISO (unable to autoload)
 No definition for sub Socket::UIO_MAXIOV
 No definition for sub Socket::UIO_MAXIOV (unable to autoload)
 No definition for sub Fcntl::SEEK_SET
 No definition for sub Fcntl::SEEK_SET (unable to autoload)
 No definition for sub Socket::PF_MAX
 No definition for sub Socket::PF_MAX (unable to autoload)
 No definition for sub Socket::SO_SNDLOWAT
 No definition for sub Socket::SO_SNDLOWAT (unable to autoload)
 Bootstrap Encode::Unicode C:/Perl/lib/XSLoader.pm
 Bootstrap Encode C:/Perl/lib/XSLoader.pm
 No definition for sub Socket::AF_MAX
 No definition for sub Socket::AF_MAX (unable to autoload)
 No definition for sub Socket::MSG_BTAG
 No definition for sub Socket::MSG_BTAG (unable to autoload)
 No definition for sub Socket::PF_PUP
 No definition for sub Socket::PF_PUP (unable to autoload)
 Can't locate object method "IVX" via package "B::NV" at C:/Perl/lib/B
+/C.pm line 650.
 CHECK failed--call queue aborted.

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Re: Using perlcc to compile stand alone code
by chromatic (Archbishop) on Mar 27, 2003 at 16:35 UTC

    Can the target mount a remote filesystem? If so, another option is to put a Perl binary and the program on a share.

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