>>>>> "Jeffery" == Jeffery Sk1 Mohr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jeffery> Follow this link: Jeffery> http://www.indigostar.com/perl2exe.htm Bleh! why does this program keep getting brought up? That's a "compiler" in the sense of "bundler", not in the sense of "perl compiler", which is built in to /usr/bin/perl. That *bundler* does nothing to speed up the runtime of Perl (which is why people usally want it) and in most cases actually *slows down* the startup of Perl (which is another reason people ask for a "compiler"), and does very little to obscure the source of the original program (which is another nefarious use of such a tool). OK, so it *does* allow you to distribute a single .exe that contains your little tiny Perl script along with THE ENTIRE PERL RUNTIME (so much for disk space... five of these, and you've got five complete copies of Perl on your disk!). But that advantage is completely outweighed by the disadvantages above. PLEASE STOP RECOMMENDING THIS PROGRAM. PLEASE POINT PEOPLE TO THE FAQ WHICH DETAILS THIS. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
