Free perl compiler for windows

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

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Re: Free perl compiler for windows by marto (Cardinal) on Jan 24, 2012 at 15:58 UTC
I use Strawberry Perl and pp to create stand alone executables on the Windows platform.	[reply]
Re^2: Free perl compiler for windows by morgon (Priest) on Jan 25, 2012 at 12:44 UTC
I also need to create binaries for Windows, my project at the moment uses perl2exe and also nsis to package the exe as a Installer-program. Is there anything one should beware of when moving from perl2exe to pp?	[reply]
Re^3: Free perl compiler for windows by marto (Cardinal) on Jan 25, 2012 at 12:56 UTC
I've only ever used perl2exe when trying to help out with problems people have with it. It just feels like a weird product to me, I find pp more intuitive. With pp you don't have to include comments in the source telling it which modules to include, this is done when calling pp. You'd have to compare packaging your application using pp and see how you get on.	[reply]
Re: Free perl compiler for windows by rovf (Priest) on Jan 24, 2012 at 16:03 UTC
See also: Creating a windows EXE from Perl script -- Ronald Fischer <ynnor@mm.st>	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Free perl compiler for windows by CountZero (Bishop) on Jan 24, 2012 at 21:24 UTC
What do you mean by "Perl Compiler"? CountZero A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little or too much, neither needless loops nor useless variables, neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity." - The Tao of Programming, 4.1 - Geoffrey James	[reply]
Re: Free perl compiler for windows by Anonymous Monk on Jan 24, 2012 at 20:41 UTC
http://www.cava.co.uk/ and http://www.cava.co.uk/citrusperl/	[reply]
Re: Free perl compiler for windows by ww (Archbishop) on Jan 25, 2012 at 13:45 UTC
The answers you have may point you in the direction you need... but... the question from CountZero should alert you to the ambiguity of your question; ambiguity which means we can't be sure we're on-topic with any given reply. Do you need to compile Perl from source code or are you looking for a compiler to convert a Perl script to an executable? Update: It appears that I failed to read the OP carefully enough to note that you're looking for a way to compile scripts to .exes. Apologies.	[reply]