TKPP(1p)
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 standalone 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.
- File Menu->Preferences
- 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>