binary perl

[Dan Brow]

Is it possible to make a perl script/program a binary file? I have a few
scripts some one wants but I don't want them to have the source. I
tried perlcc but I want it to remain perl not c, if that's possible or
realistic.

thanks,

Dan.

[Wiggins D'Anconia]

Dan Brow wrote:

> Is it possible to make a perl script/program a binary file? I have a few
> scripts some one wants but I don't want them to have the source. I
> tried perlcc but I want it to remain perl not c, if that's possible or
> realistic.
>
> thanks,
>
> Dan.
>
>

perldoc -q 'hide the source'

[url]http://danconia.org[/url]

[Bob Showalter]

Dan Brow wrote:

> Is it possible to make a perl script/program a binary file?

For bundling, yes. For hiding source, not really.

> I have a
> few scripts some one wants but I don't want them to have the source.
> I tried perlcc but I want it to remain perl not c, if that's possible
> or realistic.

Use Acme::Bleach

[url]http://search.cpan.org/~dconway/Acme-Bleach-1.12/lib/Acme/Bleach.pm[/url]

[Dan Anderson]

On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 20:44, Dan Brow wrote:

> Is it possible to make a perl script/program a binary file?

There is an experimental perl compiler. It's not recommended for
production use but is a cool toy. When Perl 6 comes out that will all
change though...

-Dan

[Tim Johnson]

Short answer: No. There are programs like PerlApp that will package the interpreter with your code and make it into an executable file, but anyone who is determined enough can still get your source from the computer's memory. Your best bet is the old "security by obscurity" approach of either making your source look like gibberish or "invisible" via one of the ACME or shroud modules. If you look through the ActiveState PDK mailing list archives there are volumes on the subject.


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From: Dan Brow [mailto:fms@istop.com]
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Is it possible to make a perl script/program a binary file? I have a few
scripts some one wants but I don't want them to have the source.

[Dan Brow]

What's the perl compiler called?

On Sat, 2004-01-24 at 18:13, Dan Anderson wrote:

> On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 20:44, Dan Brow wrote:

> > Is it possible to make a perl script/program a binary file?

>
> There is an experimental perl compiler. It's not recommended for
> production use but is a cool toy. When Perl 6 comes out that will all
> change though...
>
> -Dan
>

[Tim Johnson]

perldoc perlcc

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Brow [mailto:fms@istop.com]
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 11:03 AM
To: Perl Beginners
Subject: Re: binary perl

What's the perl compiler called?

On Sat, 2004-01-24 at 18:13, Dan Anderson wrote:

> On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 20:44, Dan Brow wrote:

> > Is it possible to make a perl script/program a binary file?

>
> There is an experimental perl compiler. It's not recommended for
> production use but is a cool toy. When Perl 6 comes out that will all

> change though...
>
> -Dan
>

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