BTW, I never said I used this product, if even why I would want to use it. I
never assumed it did a good job, or even a bad job for that matter. I never
said that is made the programs run faster, or even spoke of the size of the
resulting exe. The question was whether or not it 'compiled' in the sense
that you don't need any runtime libraries to run the exe. I find this answer
to be yes. The copied text is directly from the info in the package I
downloaded.
On Sunday 03 June 2001 11:41, you wrote:
> >>>>> "Jody" == Jody Lowes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Jody> On Sunday 03 June 2001 10:26, you wrote:
> >> And "perl2exe" isn't. It's an installer maker, not a compiler.
>
> Jody> I haven't installed it yet but this is from the readme file:
>
> So let's look at the lies or truth-stretching...
>
> Jody> About This Program
>
> Jody> Perl2Exe is a command line utility for converting Perl scripts
> Jody> to executable files.
>
> In the sense that an installer is an exe, yes. In the implication
> that it speeds your programs up, no. A Perl script is already "an
> executable file", anyway, so that's a bit like saying "this magic wand
> converts your car into a intracontinental transportation device!"
>
> Jody> This allows you to create stand alone programs in perl that do
> Jody> not require the perl interpreter.
>
> Right, because it installs all of the Perl interpreter needed to run
> your program. So what's missing there and therefore implied is the
> appended "previously installed". It installs one distinct perl
> interpreter, albeit in a private place that you can't use with other
> Perl source codes.
>
> Jody> You can also ship the executable file without having to ship
> Jody> your perl source code.
>
> Right, because it ships your source code right there in the "exe"
> file, trivially extracted. Apparently, they don't even attempt to
> obfuscate that.
>
> Jody> Perl2Exe also allows you to create no-console programs using Tk.
>
> As does Perl-TK if you install it.
>
> Jody> Perl2Exe for Unix can generate executables for supported Unix
> Jody> machines.
>
> For which you have the precise binary/source configuation. Unix runs
> on dozens of platforms, and with a non-trivial number of variant
> binary architectures on each.
>
> Jody> Perl2Exe for Unix can also be used from a Win32
> Jody> host to generate executables for a Unix target host.
>
> Really? You'd need a helluva lot of cross compilation environment to
> do that.
>
> Jody> This document covers all versions of Perl2Exe up to V5.xx. Where
> Jody> there are differences between versions, the differences are
> Jody> noted in the text.Usage:
>
> Jody> perl2exe myscript.pl
>
> Jody> This will convert a script named myscript.pl to myscript.exe.
>
> And just watch the size... :)
