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NAME

       tkpp - frontend to pp written in Perl/Tk

SYNOPSIS

       tkpp

DESCRIPTION

       Tkpp is a GUI frontend to pp, which can turn perl scripts into stand-alone PAR files, perl scripts or executables.

       Below is a short explanation of all available screen elements; it is also displayed from the "Help" - "Help Contents" menu item.

   Source file
       The file you want to pack.

   Output file (--output, --par, --perlscript)
       The file you want the source file packed as.  This option recognizes the ".par", ".pl" and executable extensions, and supplies the
       corresponding build option automatically.

   Use icon (--icon)
       The icon file you want your output file to use.	This option will only work when building Microsoft Windows ".exe" files.  Currently, this
       option only accepts ".ico" files.

   Add modules/files (--add)
       Add the specified items into the package, along with their dependencies.  Multiple items should be separated by a comma (",") or semicolon
       (";").

   Exclude modules (--exclude)
       Exclude the given module from the dependency search path and from the package.  Multiple modules should be separated by a comma (",") or
       semicolon (";").

   Scan dependencies (--compile, --execute, --noscan)
       Specify the dependency scanning method to use.  See pp for explanations of the options.

   GUI (--gui)
       Build an executable that does not have a console window.  This option is only applicable on Microsoft Windows, and is ignored when the
       output file is a ".par" file.

   Log (--log)
       Log the output of packaging to a file.  The log file, tkpp.log, will be written in the user's home directory.

   Verbose (--verbose)
       Increase verbosity of output; from 1 to 3, 3 being the most verbose.  This option is ignored if logging is not enabled.

   Build
       Starts building the package.

   File Menu->Preferences
       Specify the location to perl and pp.  They must be set before Tkpp will build anything.	The Tkpp configuration file, .tkpprc, is stored in
       the user's home directory.

NOTES

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

SEE ALSO

       pp, PAR

AUTHORS

       Tkpp was written by Doug Gruber.  In the event this application breaks, you get both pieces ;)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 by Doug Gruber <doug(a)dougthug.com>, Audrey Tang <cpan@audreyt.org>.

       Neither this program nor the associated pp program impose any licensing restrictions on files generated by their execution, in accordance
       with the 8th article of the Artistic License:

	   "Aggregation of this Package with a commercial distribution is
	   always permitted provided that the use of this Package is embedded;
	   that is, when no overt attempt is made to make this Package's
	   interfaces visible to the end user of the commercial distribution.
	   Such use shall not be construed as a distribution of this Package."

       Therefore, you are absolutely free to place any license on the resulting executable, as long as the packed 3rd-party libraries are also
       available under the Artistic License.

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

       See <http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html>

perl v5.12.5							    2011-03-22								   TKPP(1)