On Friday 05 Mar 2010 06:27:51 David Christensen wrote: > ANJAN PURKAYASTHA wrote: > > OK, suppose I develop a Perl application. I want to create an icon for > > the program so that a user may download the program and start it in the > > GUI by double-clicking on the icon. > > How does one go about doing it? > > It sounds like 1) you want to put your Perl application into an > installable package, and 2) when installed, the installer should create > a shortcut on the desktop (?). > > > I use Perl from the command-line, but have looked at Perl GUI stuff > occasionally over the years. The key will be finding the right tool(s) > for your target operating system(s)/ desktop environment(s). > > For Windows, I'd suggest ActiveState Perl: > > http://www.activestate.com/ >
Actually, Strawberry Perl is preferable over AS Perl: http://strawberryperl.com/ <<< A 100% Open Source Perl for Windows that is exactly the same as Perl everywhere else. And with Perl 5.10.1 it gets even better! >>> > For Debian GNU/ Linux, I'd suggest the Apt package management system and > the Gnome desktop: > > http://wiki.debian.org/Apt > > http://pkg-gnome.alioth.debian.org/ > I can recommend what to do for Mandriva and other RPM-based distributions if it helps. Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Funny Anti-Terrorism Story - http://shlom.in/enemy Deletionists delete Wikipedia articles that they consider lame. Chuck Norris deletes deletionists whom he considers lame. Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
