Short answer:  No.  There are programs like PerlApp that will package the interpreter 
with your code and make it into an executable file, but anyone who is determined 
enough can still get your source from the computer's memory.  Your best bet is the old 
"security by obscurity" approach of either making your source look like gibberish or 
"invisible" via one of the ACME or shroud modules.  If you look through the 
ActiveState PDK mailing list archives there are volumes on the subject.
 
 
-----Original Message----- 
From: Dan Brow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Fri 1/23/2004 5:44 PM 
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Subject: binary perl



        Is it possible to make a perl script/program a binary file? I have a few
        scripts some one wants but I don't want them to have the source. 
        
        

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