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 seperated 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 seperated 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
AUTHORS
Tkpp was written by Doug Gruber. In the event this application breaks, you get both pieces ;)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005 by Doug Gruber <doug(a)dougthug.com>, Autrijus Tang <autrijus@autrijus.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.