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.