perlcc will do make the perl into C.
(read the --help CAREFULLY).
however, not like one expects. you can compile the C it generates,
but dont even think about reading it.
as far as i can tell, perlcc doesnt really speed it up
drastically, and the only benifit i see is for keeping
your perl "closed source" (sorta), as it is near unreadable.
if you want to really compile it though, write it in C.