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NAME

6       tkpp - frontend to pp written in Perl/Tk
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SYNOPSIS

9       tkpp
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DESCRIPTION

12       Tkpp is a GUI frontend to pp, which can turn perl scripts into stand-
13       alone PAR files, perl scripts or executables.
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15       Below is a short explanation of all available screen elements; it is
16       also displayed from the "Help" - "Help Contents" menu item.
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18   Source file
19       The file you want to pack.
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21   Output file (--output, --par, --perlscript)
22       The file you want the source file packed as.  This option recognizes
23       the ".par", ".pl" and executable extensions, and supplies the
24       corresponding build option automatically.
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26   Use icon (--icon)
27       The icon file you want your output file to use.  This option will only
28       work when building Microsoft Windows ".exe" files.  Currently, this
29       option only accepts ".ico" files.
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31   Add modules/files (--add)
32       Add the specified items into the package, along with their
33       dependencies.  Multiple items should be seperated by a comma (",") or
34       semicolon (";").
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36   Exclude modules (--exclude)
37       Exclude the given module from the dependency search path and from the
38       package.  Multiple modules should be seperated by a comma (",") or
39       semicolon (";").
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41   Scan dependencies (--compile, --execute, --noscan)
42       Specify the dependency scanning method to use.  See pp for explanations
43       of the options.
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45   GUI (--gui)
46       Build an executable that does not have a console window.  This option
47       is only applicable on Microsoft Windows, and is ignored when the output
48       file is a ".par" file.
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50   Log (--log)
51       Log the output of packaging to a file.  The log file, tkpp.log, will be
52       written in the user's home directory.
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54   Verbose (--verbose)
55       Increase verbosity of output; from 1 to 3, 3 being the most verbose.
56       This option is ignored if logging is not enabled.
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58   Build
59       Starts building the package.
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61   File Menu->Preferences
62       Specify the location to perl and pp.  They must be set before Tkpp will
63       build anything.  The Tkpp configuration file, .tkpprc, is stored in the
64       user's home directory.
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NOTES

67       I write code for a living not literature, so any misspelled words in
68       any comments or anything, whoops ;)
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SEE ALSO

71       pp, PAR
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AUTHORS

74       Tkpp was written by Doug Gruber.  In the event this application breaks,
75       you get both pieces ;)
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78       Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 by Doug Gruber <doug(a)dougthug.com>,
79       Audrey Tang <cpan@audreyt.org>.
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81       Neither this program nor the associated pp program impose any licensing
82       restrictions on files generated by their execution, in accordance with
83       the 8th article of the Artistic License:
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85           "Aggregation of this Package with a commercial distribution is
86           always permitted provided that the use of this Package is embedded;
87           that is, when no overt attempt is made to make this Package's
88           interfaces visible to the end user of the commercial distribution.
89           Such use shall not be construed as a distribution of this Package."
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91       Therefore, you are absolutely free to place any license on the
92       resulting executable, as long as the packed 3rd-party libraries are
93       also available under the Artistic License.
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95       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
96       under the same terms as Perl itself.
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98       See <http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html>
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