perl bytecode doubt

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

hi monks, I need a favor. Actually i would like to convert a perl program to byte code and i have done that by using the following syntax perlcc -B <file name> (it will convert perl program to byte code) now i would like to know weather is it possible to convert a byte code perl program to perl source code. Thanks in advance...

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Re: perl bytecode doubt by ikegami (Patriarch) on Apr 08, 2009 at 06:09 UTC
`perlcc` and Perl bytecode has never been completed, has never worked reliably, was slower than parsing Perl, was constantly out of date, and was scrapped in 5.10. But yes, you can inspect the code tree (B::Concise) and even recreate the source quite accurately from it (B::Deparse).	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: perl bytecode doubt by sanku (Beadle) on Apr 08, 2009 at 08:55 UTC
hi ikegami, Thank a lot but i would like to encode my perl code and in any ways it should be decode coded once again is there any way in perl to do like this.	[reply]
Re^3: perl bytecode doubt by Corion (Patriarch) on Apr 08, 2009 at 09:04 UTC
I don't understand your question, but maybe PAR::Packer or B::Deobfuscate or Acme::Floral can help you? Also possibly see hide code, Why is it bad to hide the source?, Obfuscate my perl code.	[reply]
Re: perl bytecode doubt by Anonymous Monk on Apr 08, 2009 at 06:07 UTC
Yes, it is possible.	[reply]