Re: Hello! What can I do with wxPerl+Windows right now?

[email protected] (Don Peddicord) Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:46:39 -0500
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Brett,&nbsp;<div>I am a little confused by w=
hat you are asking. WxPerl is not an executable, but a means of providing wx=
Widgets to the Perl interpreter. . . This would be used as part of a Perl ba=
sed application. There are ways to move that to an .exe (ActiveState perlapp=
 does this, but is not freeeware and their support has lagged over the years=
.) it=E2=80=99s main tool is parpacker. It has been a few years since I have=
 used it.</div><div>The project I am on created a wrapper for the Perl inter=
preter which limited its execution to only the code we provide as part of ou=
r application. (SCAP Compliance Checker.)&nbsp;<br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginnin=
gOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Don Peddicord&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br=
><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Nov 21, 2024, at 11:27=E2=80=AFPM, Brett Estra=
de &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockqu=
ote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I was supe=
r happy to read about the revival of wxPerl from Johan Vromans!</div><div><b=
r></div><div>Question - where should I start with install it? This has alway=
s been the hardest step for me.</div><div><br></div><div>I think that I woul=
d like to focus on a repeatable process that would let me:</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>1. create a development environment on Windows</div><div>2. clear st=
eps to distribute the resulting "EXE" or installer for distributing to other=
 WIndows users without dealing with any of the parts related to #2</div><div=
><br></div><div>Is this possible? Here is something we came up with in colla=
boration last year,</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://github.com/T=
he-Perl-Cottage-Guild/HOWTO-Windows-GUI-Applications/tree/master/wxPerl">htt=
ps://github.com/The-Perl-Cottage-Guild/HOWTO-Windows-GUI-Applications/tree/m=
aster/wxPerl</a>, and related video</div><div><a href=3D"https://www.youtube=
.com/watch?v=3DzOW8fMrpIS0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DzOW8fMrpIS0</a=
></div><div><br></div><div>This is basically full of figuring out what could=
 be done (barely). I also did a lot of playing around with wxPerl Citrus and=
 some <a href=3D"http://archive.org">archive.org</a> spelunking of different=
 past attempts to provide development environment for Windows that would jus=
t spit out a self-contained .exe - which would be ideal for what I'd like to=
 do. I definitely agree, being able to reliably bang out wxPerl for Windows w=
ould really rock. Another big reason I am drawn to wxWindows is the existenc=
e of wxGlade. I found it is written in Python but supports emitting out to P=
erl.</div><div><br></div><div>So here should I start with seeing how to get t=
hings going on Windows in 2024?<br><br></div><div>Thanks!<br></div><div>Bret=
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