# New Ticket Created by Patrick R. Michaud # Please include the string: [perl #49168] # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. # <URL: http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Display.html?id=49168 >
Currently the most frequently asked question (by far) about perl6 is "how can I just get an executable that I can use to run Perl 6 programs?" At present this isn't possible, the best we can offer is "/path/to/parrot/parrot /path/to/parrot/languages/perl6/perl6.pbc hello.pl", which is a pain. So, we need a way to package this up into a simple shell script, executable, or other item that can be placed in a PATH and executed directly. Some ideas: * automatically generate a perl6/perl6.bat shell script that hardcodes the paths * add some smarts to Parrot to allow it to search/execute .pbc files in some standard locations (RT#47992) * convert perl6.pbc into a C executable * other...? This is a fairly high priority ticket, as it directly impacts the perception of progress (or lack of it) on the perl6 compiler. Pm
