From: Daniel E. Lautenschleger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Garrett Goebel wrote: > > > It seems to me that _Inline, etc. could be avoided if you > followed Ingy's > > instructions on how to build an a binary distribution using Inline. > > > > http://search.cpan.org/doc/INGY/Inline-0.43/Inline-FAQ.pod > > > > See the section titled: "How do I create a binary distribution using > > Inline?" > > > > It even tells you how to make a PPM. > > But what if the person receiving the file does not have PPM > installed on their machine?
It doesn't matter. Its irrelevant. I mentioned it because someone recently was complaining about not being able to make PPMs... > How about if they just want to click on an executable file > and be on their way? Make your module be binary distribution friendly per the documentation in the Inline-FAQ. Then install it. The installed module will not need Inline.pm, nor if my distant memory serves correctly, will it need the _Inline directory. Then create a script or whatever which uses it, and use PerlApp to bundle the whole shebang into an executable. The result should be a self-contained executable which will work just as you desire. Some time around 12 months ago, I played around with structuring my Inline using modules so that could be Inline-less binary distributions. I don't think I ever needed to do the PerlApp thing with them, but it is something to try. And should simplify the problem by removing the dependance on Inline.pm.
