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How to compile a perl script (.pl) to a windows executable (.exe) with Strawberry Perl

What would be the easiest way to compile a simple perl script to an executable under windows with Strawberry Perl (as I understand it's possible and free).

In the past I've used ActiveState compiler and perl2exe and was simple enough ... however, now after a few computer changes and OS updates I've lost the licenses and I'd like to find a better/permanent solution.

Thanks in advance!

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Install PAR::Packer from CPAN (it is free) and use pp utility.

Alexandr Ciornii  2010-06-01 09:58:06
Instructions here: http://n3ncy.com/PERL/ and here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1237286/how-can-i-compile-my-perl-script-so-it-can-be-executed-on-systems-without-perl-in/1241379#1241379
Notitze  2010-06-01 10:45:03
Note: PAR::Packer/pp comes with a manual: http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?pp For a fairly in-depth overview of what you can do with PAR, have a look at my talk from YAPC::EU 2008 http://steffen-mueller.net/talks/appdeployment/
tsee  2010-06-01 16:13:38

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