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Or Perl2Exe, that worked for me too...

you might also want to make a *.bat file which will do all dirty job (in case they are running windows), like fetching perl package, install it, install cpan modules etc...
example you can see here, it is a local web server install-kit and all processing is done as a .bat file.

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Re^2: Installer for Perl Application
by wa4otj (Beadle) on Jul 10, 2009 at 19:30 UTC
    I could not make Perl2Exe work with this program. It seems that Tk breaks it. I have gotten it to work a few times, but it is not reliable.

    But I really do not want to give out just an EXE. I am doing this to try and educate folks about Perl, and to encourage them to tinker with it. I want them to see the source, and play with it. Just handing them an EXE blunts that whole process.

    This is supposed to be an educational effort, not a canned application. Oh well, thanks for the suggestion.

    Nat

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Re^2: Installer for Perl Application
by wa4otj (Beadle) on Jul 14, 2009 at 16:32 UTC
    The link didn't seem to work so well, but this is essentially what I wound up doing, although I used perl instead of windows batch. It works, but I worry that it will break too easily. Still, it allows a clueless user to get the program up and running with minimal hassle.

    Cava packager seems like a good solution too, but I haven't quite figured out the right tweaks to get the result I want. I am playing with it more, in hopes that it will be the ultimate solution.

    Thanks to all those who helped.

    Nat

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