how to get an exe-file from a Perl-script for Windows

toohoo has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

This was originally posted as a reply to perl2exe - no more secrets

I did read the https://metacpan.org/pod/PAR but I don't get the line where is the hint how to get an exe-file from a Perl-script for Windows. Did I simply miss the phrase?

Also for perlcc I searched and found the - in my eyes - most important page https://metacpan.org/pod/perlcc. But also there I did not find it. In cpan command line I've tried:

cpan> i /perlcc/
No objects found of any type for argument /perlcc/
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So I'm standing in the wilderness. Is anybody here minding to point me to the right place to make a exe-file for Windows from a Perl-script?

Thanks in advance, Thomas

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Re: how to get an exe-file from a Perl-script for Windows by marto (Cardinal) on Dec 06, 2019 at 12:58 UTC
You want pp, they split this out of PAR into PAR::Packer some time ago. To install: `cpan pp or better yet cpanm pp` [download] Basic usage: `pp -x -o exename.exe scriptname.pl` [download] See also ppsimple. Update see below	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: how to get an exe-file from a Perl-script for Windows by choroba (Cardinal) on Dec 08, 2019 at 01:14 UTC
> they split this out of PAR::Packer Are you sure? Both links lead to the same distribution... `map{substr$_->[0],$_->[1]\|\|0,1}[\\|\|{},3],[[]],[ref qr-1,-,-1],[{}],[sub{}^ARGV,3]`	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: how to get an exe-file from a Perl-script for Windows by marto (Cardinal) on Dec 08, 2019 at 03:54 UTC
Sorry, that should have been a link to PAR.	[reply]
Re^2: how to get an exe-file from a Perl-script for Windows by toohoo (Beadle) on Apr 08, 2020 at 14:38 UTC
Hello again, I've tried but failed: Failed 14/17 test programs. 15/52 subtests failed. gmake: *** Makefile:972: test_dynamic Error 25 But thanks nonetheless. best regards	[reply]
Re^3: how to get an exe-file from a Perl-script for Windows by marto (Cardinal) on Apr 08, 2020 at 14:56 UTC
A blast from the past, this doesn't show any problems that people can help you with, can you show the output? `cpanm -vvv pp`. How do I post a question effectively?.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: how to get an exe-file from a Perl-script for Windows by soonix (Canon) on Dec 06, 2019 at 12:27 UTC
PAR's synopsis says (If you want to make an executable that contains all module, scripts and data files, please consult the pp utility instead. pp used to be part of the PAR distribution but is now shipped as part of the PAR::Packer distribution instead.) pp is what you need, and it works also on Windows. Install PAR::Packer, if you don't have it yet.	[reply]


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