I've got some perl source code here, how do I build it on Windows, to get a windows binary that I can work with?
Usage of external tools normally comes with compatibility issues, random errors etc. You are better off using the inbuilt perl 'pp' tool. Install PAR::Packer (which includes the pp tool) module and then read the manual for it...
It allows you to pack your perl scripts to executables, and has options as what modules and dependencies to include, I've used it on winXP and win7 and never had an issue with any executabe produced.
pp manual
I've found Cava Packager to be just what I needed.
(source: cavapackager.com)
How to compile Perl scripts into EXEs
Download ActivePerl 5.10 for Windows.
Install it.
Restart your PC.
Download Cava Packager
Install it.
Open it.
Make a new project choosing a blank folder.
Scripts > Add..
Choose your .PL script file
Perl library > [...]
Choose "C:\Perl\bin\perl510.dll"
Add
Choose "C:\Perl\lib\"
Save
Build
You could use the Perl Development Kit from ActiveState to "compile" your script to a .exe file. I used it to create binaries of MRTG and a couple tools more to be deployed on windows servers running as a service. There used to be another product (from IndigoStar or something) called perl2exe I think to get the same result.
Just a note that Cava Packager also supports creating executables from Perl code on Linux and Mac OS X in addition to the original Windows version.
Note: As indicated by my name, I am affiliated with Cava Packager.
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I'm looking for a way to build an Erlang project on Windows. I have Erlang installed and all project files, including makefile, cloned from GitHub. I would like to build the project as if I was using make command on Linux and run it. What tools can I use to do that?
I'd try cygwin. https://www.cygwin.com
http://erlang.org/doc/installation_guide/INSTALL-WIN32.html
You can either build erlang with cygwin or use gnu-make in combination with a native windows build of erlang
If you're asking "how do I run make in Windows?" then you can use Cygwin, the newly-available Bash shell, or the MinGW tools. These will all give you some level of ability to run make, though not every makefile will work.
If you're asking "how can I build an Erlang project using a makefile?" then you are looking for erlang.mk. Note that Rebar3 (which is configured with Erlang terms and looks nothing like a make system) was recently selected as the "official" build tool, but erlang.mk is quite popular and is well-maintained.
From the website of PhantomJS itself. The author said:
Windows requirements
Supported toolchains: MSVC2012 and MSVC2013.
You must have Perl, Python, Ruby, and Git on PATH. Also, note that Git comes with it’s own version of perl.exe. If you have both Git and a separate perl installation in your PATH, please make sure that you separate Perl install’s bin folder comes before the git’s bin folder in your PATH.
Please also add the folder <phantomjs_path>\src\qt\3rdparty\gnuwin32\bin to your PATH, as required tools such as bison, flex, and gperf will not be found otherwise. Example:
SET PATH=%CD%\src\qt\3rdparty\gnuwin32\bin;%PATH%
Run the build script from Visual Studio Command Prompt.
Tip: Enabling incremental linking will make the linkage process faster.
Then I have several questions:
Why it is written "Supported toolchains MSVC2012 & MSVC2013" instead
of "Choose either VS2012 or VS2013" ? is there any mandatory (a
must) have install both of the tools? or if I installed just one VS2013, is it enough?
Next point is, it's written "you must have Perl, Python, Ruby, and
GIT." But what is the minimum required version of those tools
anyway?
Notes: I want to compile & build it under my Windows 7x64.
MSVC2013 is enough.
Current versions of Perl, Python, Ruby, and GIT are ok.
Last time I've successfully built it on Windows 7 x64 in winter 2016 with
ActiveState Perl v5.20.2
Python 2.7.5
ruby 1.9.3p545
git version 1.9.4.msysgit.1
I need to install Primer3 for my research in Windows, and I really have no idea of how to go about it. I was following the instructions mentioned here.
I'm getting to the part where I need to run
mingw32-make TESTOPTS=--windows
and I keep getting an error saying:
'mingw32-make' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Just for reference, I went into the minGW Installation manager and got the ming32-make packages, including the bin, doc, lang, and lic ones, because I really had no idea which one was the correct one.
If someone could help me, I would be very grateful! Installing these niche programs without an installation wizard is a challenge!
You will need to install mingw32-make. This is a
Windows of port of GNU Make,
a software-build tool that is supported on all operating systems,
indeed the daddy of such tools.
But make alone will not suffice. To build primer3 you will
need a Windows port of the whole GNU toolchain for building software
from source code. Without that, running make by itself will
just expose the absence of the GCC compiler and linker that it
expects to do its bidding.
This is quite a lot of software, but it is easy and quick to install and there
are several open-source offerings. I suggest you go to TDM GCC
and download the TDM64 bundle. This will give you an executable installer.
Just run it and you will end up with the complete GNU toolchain, including,
mingw32-make, in your chosen installation directory.
It will also install in your Windows launch menu the MinGW command prompt.
Launch this and you will be presented with a Windows commandline console
with its environment set up to find and run any of the GNU tools.
In this console change directory to your primer3-X.Y.Z/test directory
and then run mingw32-make TESTOPTS=--windows as per documentation.
Be forwarned that the self-tests of primer3 that are executed to
verify the build may take 1/2 hr. to 1 hr. to run, depending on your
hardware, but they will finish successfully with the steps I've
described, barring problems specific to your machine. It is a foolproof-simple build.
All the built executables are deposited in the primer3-X.Y.Z/src
directory. You may want to move them somewhere more convenient
in in your PATH.
It does seem oddly amateurish that the documentation simply
directs you to run mingw32-make with no preliminary account of
what that is or how to install it, while on the other hand it
advises that you must install perl and strongly recommends a
specific perl distribution; but evidently primer3 is open-source
scientfic software and its documentation is not bad by the standard
of that genre.
Is it possible to create Windows executable files for Python and C/C++ code within the Eclipse workbench? If yes, then how can this be done?
This is how I create .exe files from eclipse, in windows. Is not within the eclipse workbench but it might help you. To avoid problems, I would recommend to download everything for 32 bit even if you use 64 bit computer.
Install python 2.6
Install Eclipse
Install py2exe
In eclipse go to Help > Install new software and install pydev plugin from http://pydev.org/updates/
In windows preferences point the python interpreter to the location of your python.exe in your computer (C:/Python26)
you might need to add py2exe to the libraries
create a python module called setup.py with a code similar to this one:
from distutils.core import setup
import py2exe
setup(windows=['H:/yourworkspace/YourPythonProject/src/yourprogram.py'])
open windows console and type
python H:/yourworkspace/YourPythonProject/src/setup.py py2exe
this will create a .exe located in C:/Python26/dist folder. It should work if you double click it but you cannot take it to a computer without python or any of the libraries that you´ve used. To do that, you can use Inno Setup.
It's very easy to use, basically it will ask for the location of the .exe, the dlls and folders that you want to add (I don't know about this so I add most of the things inside my C:/Python26/dist and it works). Inno setup will create an script and generate a .exe that you can install in any computer. You might need to edit the [Icons] part of the script, I had problems with that before to add an icon to the application.
That should hopefully work,
good luck.
Not sure I understand what you're asking as you're mixing Python/C++ in your question...
If you want to embed Python in some library, Google for 'embed python in c++'
If you just want to package Python to run Python code with extension modules, search for py2exe or cx-Freeze (personally, I like cx-Freeze better).
I don't think any of this is PyDev/Eclipse dependent (this should be IDE agnostic).
In addition to Fabio's answer:
In terms of C/C++, if you compile it on windows, eclipse does create yourprog.exe file automaticaly in order to be executed (in case if you have your main function written in C/C++). Look for your executable in bin folder of your project.
In terms of compiler: I use Cygwin. It simulates Linux environment. It contains (not by default though) g++ compiler, which, because of cygwin, compiles it in binary that can be launched in Windows (i.e. .exe file). I am not sure exactly about whether Linux binary is then converted to Windows binary or it is directly compiled for windows, but I know that this .exe file alone works if you run it.
Let me know if you need help installing Cygwin.
In ActivePerl, "ppm" installs a package from the Internet, "ppm install x.ppd" installs from a ppd file, but most CPAN packages are distributed as .tar.gz
How do you supply modules to a machine running ActivePerl that doesn't have an Internet connection? ("make" will probably not be available.)
Update: an Internet connection can be used to download files and transfer them to the machine with a USB key, etc.
I am sure there is an easier way, but I just checked a ppd file and it is just an xml file ...
So you should be able to do the following if you want to install manually on a pc with no connection:
Open the file , ex
http://trouchelle.com/ppm/Acme-LOLCAT.ppd
and download the appropriate file pointed to in the CODEBASE tag, in this case:
http://trouchelle.com/ppm/MSWin32-x86-multi-thread-5.8/Acme-LOLCAT-0.0.4.zip
Put both file on the pc with no connection, CODEBASE HREF="xxx" should be pointing to the zip file (either by putting the file in the same relative subfolder or by fixing the href so it points to the zip file on your disk)
Install from the ppd using
ppm install x.ppd
See: http://docs.activestate.com/activeperl/5.10/faq/ActivePerl-faq2.html#zip_files
I know it's not an answer to your question, but if possible consider using Strawberry Perl, a CPAN-friendly distribution of Perl for Windows. It has a tidy installer, ships with make, a compiler and a properly configured CPAN shell all ready to go.
And then you can use something like minicpan to create an offline CPAN repository.
Don't be a second class Perl citizen and have to wait for someone else to compile you a ppm, drink straight from the CPAN firehose!
Since this is a very frequent scenario, I complete the answers here :
As far as ActivePerl 5.14 is concerned you can also download ".tar.gz" files for your platform, or download so-called ".ppmx" files (same format). Save the files and invoke the ppm installer later when offline :
ppm.bat install MIME-Lite-3.028.ppmx
You might be interested in A guide to installing modules for Win32. It's a bit outdated (it talks about the command-line ppm) but the principles remain the same.