How can I compile my Perl script so it can be executed on systems without perl installed

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I have a  pl file and I want to execute that file in any system even though perl is not installed  How can i achieve it   Can any one let me know with some good examples to do that

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pp can create an executable that includes perl and your script (and any module dependencies), but it will be specific to your architecture, so you couldn't run it on both Windows and linux for instance.

From its doc:

To make a stand-alone executable, suitable for running on a machine that doesn't have perl installed:
   % pp -o packed.exe source.pl        # makes packed.exe
   # Now, deploy 'packed.exe' to target machine...
   $ packed.exe                        # run it

(% and $ there are command prompts on different machines).

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From perlfaq3 s answer to How can I compile my Perl program into byte code or C       contributed by brian d foy   In general  you can t do this  There are some things that may work for your situation though  People usually ask this question because they want to distribute their works without giving away the source code  and most solutions trade disk space for convenience  You probably won t see much of a speed increase either  since most solutions simply bundle a Perl interpreter in the final product  but see How can I make my Perl program run faster     The Perl Archive Toolkit   http   par perl org    is Perl s analog to Java s JAR  It s freely available and on CPAN   http   search cpan org dist PAR      There are also some commercial products that may work for you  although you have to buy a license for them   The Perl Dev Kit   http   www activestate com Products Perl Dev Kit    from ActiveState can  Turn your Perl programs into ready-to-run executables for HP-UX  Linux  Solaris and Windows    Perl2Exe   http   www indigostar com perl2exe htm   is a command line program for converting perl scripts to executable files  It targets both Windows and unix platforms

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Look at PAR  Perl Archiving Toolkit       PAR is a Cross-Platform Packaging and   Deployment tool  dubbed as a cross   between Java s JAR and   Perl2EXE PerlApp

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And let s not forget ActiveState s PDK  It will allow you to compile UI  command line  Windows services and installers    I highly recommend it  it has served me very well over the years  but it is around 300  for a licence

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Perl files are scripts  not executable programs  Therefore  for them to  run   they are going to need an interpreter   So  you have two choices  1  Have the interpreter on the machine that you wish to run the script  or 2  Have the script running on a networked  or Internet  machine that you remotely connect to  ie with a browser

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On MaxOSX there may be perlcc  Type man perlcc  On my system  10 6 8  it s in  usr bin  YMMV  See http   search cpan org  nwclark perl-5 8 9 utils perlcc PL

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Install PAR  Packer  Example for  nix   sudo cpan -i PAR  Packer  For Strawberry Perl for Windows or for ActivePerl and MSVC installed   cpan -i PAR  Packer Pack it with pp  It will create an executable named  example  or  example exe  on Windows   pp -o example example pl   This would work only on the OS where it was built   P S  It is really hard to find a Unix clone without Perl  Did you mean Windows

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Note to Sinan and brian  perlfaq3 is still wrong   See http   search cpan org dist B-C perlcompile pod

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Cava Packager is great on the Windows ecosystem

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