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Subject: Re: How to turn your Perl programs into standalone executables
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On Wed 2004-06-23 (02:08), Sex Maniac wrote:
> Hi just want to ask, if I have a perl program, and I
> want to turn it into standalone executables/binary.
> Question is how ? What programs/packages/ports I must
> use ?
> 
> Usually in windows98, I can use PerlApp to Turn your
> Perl programs into standalone executables (.exe)
> 
> I don't want my users can see the source program in
> .pl
> I want my source program is hidden from user and the
> others administrators. So I need the executable
> file/binary file only.

If you are installing the script on a multi-user machine, not
distributing it to customers, the easiest way would be to chmod 711 the
script.

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