Hi All, I have wxperl application and it uses Wx::Gauge to show a indeterminate progress bar while the data is populated. The front end is designed using xwGlade. The indeterminate progress bar is implemented using threads and shared variables and it works as expected. After many hurdles I managed to build an exe of the script using PAR::Packer, but the Gauge behaviour changed. Following are the issues:
1. Initially the gauge range was set to 0, and there was no issue when the script is run normally like 'perl script.pl', but in the exe format gauge will not move with the pulse function call. The gauge area shows nothing. 2. After many troubleshooting I was able to find a fix for the above issue. I set the gauge range to 100 after creating the object and now the gauge works but the gauge style changed. If I run the script normally like 'perl script.pl', a small bar moves to and fro along the gauge area, but in the exe format bar first fills the entire gauge area and retrieves. Gauge style when the script is run normally; perl script.pl (even if the range is set 0 or 100, range doesn't matter) : https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/EYqytuXHLujEEuBYxK9uMJLhhJELMMRR_K6SLEJm3PY?feat=directlink Gauge style when the exe is run ( range 0 wont show anything) : https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ZBSCXC8A2lxl6GZ4ZKkwEpLhhJELMMRR_K6SLEJm3PY?feat=directlink So, why is this inconsistency with normal perl script and exe produced by PAR::Packer ? I am testing this on Windows 2008.
