Compiled script can't find a library

[Andy Balaam]

Hi All,

Recap: some time ago I was having problems with a script that used 
XML::Parser.  I compiled it under Windows XP, and then tried to run it 
on a machine with no Perl or Expat installed.  It failed with this message:

C:\My Documents>test
Can't load 'C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\par-Andy 
Balaam\cache-1073784600\d65c0da7.dll' for m
odule XML::Parser::Expat: load_file:One of the library files needed to 
run this
application cannot be found at 
C:/perl/5.8.0/lib/MSWin32-x86-multi-thread/DynaLo
ader.pm line 229.
   

Autrijus replied with some instructions for me to try:

Let's see.  If I remember correctly, libexpat is statically
compiled into Expat.dll, so it should really Just Work.
Please do the following:

   1. Rename test.exe into test.zip
   2. Open it with WinZip or WinRAR
   3. Save the MANIFEST somewhere
   4. Install ActivePerl 5.8.x on the Win98 machine
   5. Install PAR on the Win98 machine
   6. Make another .exe on the Win98 machine,
      using the same "pp test.pl" command.
   7. Rename C:\Perl\ away and see if the executable runs.
   8. If it does, rename it to .zip and compare its
      MANIFEST with the previously saved one.
   9. If it does not, send the error message again
      on the list, and I'll try to find a Win9x machine
      to duplicate that error.
 

I have been unable to do all this because I can't get the precompiled 
PAR to work under ActivePerl on the Win 98 box.  It has no Internet 
connection (in fact it's a virtual machine running under Bochs) and pp 
refuses to work saying it can't find Module::ScanDeps.

However, I can tell you what's in the MANIFEST of test.exe:

[EMAIL PROTECTED] testexeunzipped]$ grep xpat MANIFEST
lib/XML/Parser/Expat.pm
lib/auto/XML/Parser/Expat/Expat.bs
lib/auto/XML/Parser/Expat/Expat.dll
I can send the whole MANIFEST if you like, or even the whole exe.

I have confirmed that the exe actually contains these files as well as 
listing them in the manifest.

Some possible actions:

1. Can someone send me a compiled test.exe so I can see whether it works 
on my machine?  (The script to compile is below)

2. Can someone advise me whether the pp.exe from the precompiled PAR 
should Just Work on a machine without an Internet connection?  What 
should I unzip, and where, to be able to use it?

3. Could I send the exe to someone and you could see whether it works on 
your machine?

Thanks very much for your help.  Any advice on how to investigate 
further would be appreciated.

Andy

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I compile the script like so:

pp -o test.exe test.pl

and test.pl looks like this:

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use XML::Parser;
                                                                                                                

my $p1 = new XML::Parser(Style => 'Debug');
                                                                                                                

$p1->parse('<foo id="me">Hello World</foo>');
                                                                                                                

print "Finished!\n";

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On the machine where it was compiled it works fine, but on the test 
machine it produces the error given earlier.