How does one distribute a Perl application on a MacOS where Xcode is not an option, and thus it's not an option to install modules that require a regular build (C compiler, make, etc)? Safely assume (thankfully) this is a non-GUI application.

Your prayer was answered on October 10, 2022 by Gavin Hayes:

Perl::Dist::APPerl - Actually Portable Perl (APPerl) is a distribution of Perl the runs on several x86_64 operating systems via the same binary. It builds to a single binary with perl modules packed inside of it. Cross-platform, single binary, standalone Perl applications can be made by building custom versions of APPerl, with and without compiling Perl from scratch

Binaries and more at: computoid.com/APPerl/

In reply to Re: What's the "State Of the Art" way to distribute cli "Apps" on MacOS sans Xcode? by Anonymous Monk
in thread What's the "State Of the Art" way to distribute cli "Apps" on MacOS sans Xcode? by perlfan

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