NAME¶
tkpp - frontend to pp written in Perl/Tk
SYNOPSIS¶
tkpp
DESCRIPTION¶
Tkpp is a GUI frontend to pp, which can turn perl scripts into stand-alone PAR
files, perl scripts or executables.
Below is a short explanation of all available screen elements; it is also
displayed from the "Help" - "Help Contents" menu item.
Source file¶
The file you want to pack.
Output file (--output, --par, --perlscript)¶
The file you want the source file packed as. This option recognizes the
".par", ".pl" and executable extensions, and supplies the
corresponding build option automatically.
Use icon (--icon)¶
The icon file you want your output file to use. This option will only work when
building Microsoft Windows ".exe" files. Currently, this option only
accepts ".ico" files.
Add modules/files (--add)¶
Add the specified items into the package, along with their dependencies.
Multiple items should be separated by a comma (",") or semicolon
(";").
Exclude modules (--exclude)¶
Exclude the given module from the dependency search path and from the package.
Multiple modules should be separated by a comma (",") or semicolon
(";").
Scan dependencies (--compile, --execute, --noscan)¶
Specify the dependency scanning method to use. See pp for explanations of the
options.
GUI (--gui)¶
Build an executable that does not have a console window. This option is only
applicable on Microsoft Windows, and is ignored when the output file is a
".par" file.
Log (--log)¶
Log the output of packaging to a file. The log file,
tkpp.log, will be
written in the user's home directory.
Verbose (--verbose)¶
Increase verbosity of output; from 1 to 3, 3 being the most verbose. This option
is ignored if logging is not enabled.
Build¶
Starts building the package.
Specify the location to
perl and
pp. They must be set before Tkpp
will build anything. The Tkpp configuration file,
.tkpprc, is stored in
the user's home directory.
NOTES¶
I write code for a living not literature, so any misspelled words in any
comments or anything, whoops ;)
SEE ALSO¶
pp, PAR
AUTHORS¶
Tkpp was written by Doug Gruber. In the event this application breaks, you get
both pieces ;)
COPYRIGHT¶
Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 by Doug Gruber <doug(a)dougthug.com>,
Audrey Tang <cpan@audreyt.org>.
Neither this program nor the associated pp program impose any licensing
restrictions on files generated by their execution, in accordance with the 8th
article of the Artistic License:
"Aggregation of this Package with a commercial distribution is
always permitted provided that the use of this Package is embedded;
that is, when no overt attempt is made to make this Package's
interfaces visible to the end user of the commercial distribution.
Such use shall not be construed as a distribution of this Package."
Therefore, you are absolutely free to place any license on the resulting
executable, as long as the packed 3rd-party libraries are also available under
the Artistic License.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as Perl itself.
See <
http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html>