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in reply to Re^8: how to create a makefile using PAR::Packer
in thread how to create a makefile using PAR::Packer

"One year ago I read everything I needed to know about PAR::Packer, if I would have read about the possibility to unzip the executables, I would never have used it."

Apparently you didn't read everything you needed to know about PAR::Packer.

"I can remember reading people using it to protect their sources."

Impossible, they were mistaken and you took their word for it over the clearly documented advice.

"Any suggestions for a good wiki on to compile .pl files to .exe, on Windows which are real compilers, not packers."

If you're looking for a reliable, production worthy solution you're out of luck.

Update: there are several interested threads here on hiding the source, decompiling and reverse engineering, some of which cover Perl as well as other languages. Super Search is your friend.