Re: Multiple Versions of Perl and Multiple Users

[sam_bakki]

Hi Matt

I have been developing multiple Perl+GUI tools in my company. I also faced similar issues like you when packaging for Windows. After a lots of research, Past 2 years I have been using "PerlApp" - Active State PDK. PerlAPP is a nice utility from Active State to convert perl scripts to Windows EXEs.

I have following configuration,

1. OS: Windows 7 x64 bit
2. Perl: Active Perl 5.16 x32 bit version, I need to create exes for x
+86 & x64 beside, I have not yet got a situation to force me to move o
+n x64 perl.
3. GTK2: Get Gtk2 and other essential pre built perl packages from Rep
+ository: http://www.sisyphusion.tk/ppm/package.xml 
4. Glade: Get windows version exe of Glade 3.8.1 (3.14 version is not 
+working good in windows) from Gtk website - This is to develop GUIs a
+nd load from code.
5. That is it - You can use perl app to convert your Gtk2-perl script 
+to exe.
6. Note: sisyphusion's repository builds Gtk2 with using GCC Libs. So 
+you need include c:\Perl\site\bin\libgcc_sis_452.dll and c:\Perl\site
+\bin\libgcc_x86_470.dll in perl App project as a "Bound Files" with a
+uto extract on startup option. So these libs will be available to you
+r exe for linking.
7. Note: You should also include any resource files, Ex: Pix map image
+s / glade file as a "Bound Files" and in your code you need to extrac
+t before using.
8. Have a look my perl Gtk2 project: http://code.google.com/p/saaral-s
+oft-search-spider/ , Browse for code and see how I handle perl APP bo
+und files. Also there is an exe (perlApp created) , you can play with
+ it to see how Perl+Gtk2 exe behaves.

[mmartin]

Hey Guys,

Sorry for the delay, I had to push this off for a few days because of work, but I was able to get back to it this morning...

So I decided to grab an old/spare laptop from work which was pretty much bare bones Windows XP Thinkpad.

I installed Strawberry Perl v5.14 on the PC and just now finally got all the Required Modules
for Gtk2 installed from http://www.sisyphusion.tk/ppm, which all installed without any
issues... Great site, thanks for posting that link Sam_bakki.

At first I had all the modules installed but when I ran my Perl GUI I would get these errors, all on the same line:


Gdk-WARNING **: gdk_win32_pixmap_new: depth = 16 not supported at myGU
+I.pl line 1120.
Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_gc_new_with_values: assertion `drawable != NULL' 
+failed at myGUI.pl line 1120.
Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_gc_set_colormap: assertion `GDK_IS_GC (gc)' faile
+d at myGUI.pl line 1120.

And the line containing the error was: (*i.e. Line 1120)


$window->show_all;

And I couldn't figure out why the heck I was getting these errors. I also got the same error on a simple Hello
World GUI which only contained one widget... So I decided to remove all the Modules and its dependencies
for Gtk2. I then reinstalled them and still go the same error.

I then noticed the error was mentioning the depth was "16", so I checked the display "Settings" tab from the
Desktop Properties menu and noticed the colordepth was set to 16bit. So I changed it to 32-bit and now everything
seems to be runnning PERFECTLY...!!!

Thanks Again sam_bakki for your post about the Gtk2 Modules...

So I think I'm going to attempt the CavaPackager program again now that I have a compatible verison of Perl installed.
If that doesn't work, or if it gets too confusing, which could happen because it is a pretty extensive app with
LOTS of configurables, options, etc... I'll give one of the other options a try.

Here are the one's I know of:
• CavaPackager
• Perl2Exe
• pp (*or PAR::Packer)
• PerlApp (*Not sure, but can this ONLY be used with an ActiveState Perl installation...?)
• perlcc

Are there any others out there that anyone else can think of to add to this list..? I wanted to try a few and see which
one I like best.

Again, thanks for the replies guys, very much apprecited!


Thanks,
Matt