Re^2: Funny fonts in ActivePerl under Linux

[marto]

"I don't think I understand your problem.... or at least, I don't understand why you're "(c)ross-packaging (some) code using PerlApp (9.1.1)." (Why? What's wrong with moving it across your LAN; sneaker-net-ing; or using FTP?"

Creating a package can have advantages over moving much code ensuring that the target systems have all prerequisite modules installed. Such things can confuse end users who just expect to run an app. See PAR, pp and these slides for further enlightenment.

"PerlApp does NOT compile your script; it packages it together with it's known dependent modules and what AS calls a "modified" Perl interpreter, but the script still has to be compiled and executed on the target machine.)"

OP made no claim to be compiling scripts, they explicitly state they create packaging an app. I'm not sure why you're telling them this.

"My understanding is (in effect) that you're using the "packaging" with the AS utility called PerlApp to move scripts from the Win box to the Mint box... and don't like the way the script looks when you reopen the script in an editor or cat it to a term (or are you unhappy with the font used for whatever OUTPUT the script generates?)."

Unlikley. It's far more likely to be a problem relating to a GUI toolkit, my guess.

[ww]

1. marto said: "I'm not sure why you're telling them this."

Because the totality of the OP's "headaches" (and the one that's not a painful "szenario" -- the perfect rendering with the native (Mint) Perl) -- suggested to me that OP does NOT understand the merits and costs of packaging versus simply moving the script.

2. marto said: "Unlikley." (sic)

I think your surmise about a toolkit ( and moritz' earlier response ) are likely to home in on the real problem, but your "unlikley" is -- IMO -- off-target: its antecedant is not an unlikely bit of advice or worthless suggestion, but, rather, (part of) my bid to have OP clarify the problem-statement (see the last two paras).

[marto]

I said "OP made no claim to be compiling scripts, they explicitly state they create packaging an app. I'm not sure why you're telling them this." Your response to this is that they're confused about packaging? You clearly make a distinction between packaging and compiling. OP at no point mentions compiling, which is why I was confused as to why you were telling them they weren't compiling anything. PerlApp is a tool which costs money, chances are OP understands packaging and has good reason to do so.

Unlikely (excuse my previous typo) is used aptly, IMHO, as the scenario you suggest is indeed a misunderstanding of OPs problem. As stated in my response, I encourage OP to clarify their issue. No offense intended.