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How to install pp (PAR Packager)?

I have to create an exe from a Perl script. I installed

ActivePerl-5.14.2.1402-MSWin32-x86-295342.msi

How do I install pp?

Solution

  • Until the issue with 1.010 is fixed, do the following:

    1. Go to http://search.cpan.org/dist/PAR-Packer/

    2. From the "Other releases" drop down list, select PAR-Packer-1.009 and download it

    3. Decompress the archive, preserving directory structure

    4. Run perl Makefile.PL

    5. Install all the missing prerequisites by hand using ppm. E.g., ppm install Module::ScanDeps etc

    6. Install MingW: ppm install MingW

    7. dmake, then dmake test, then dmake install

    Later, you can remove PAR::Packer from the site area using the ppm GUI and install the fixed version.