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Packaging a simple perl script to use Windows 'average Joes'

I have a really trivial perl script that I would like to distribute to several clients that are not very computer savvy. All of them are running Windows XP or higher. In addition, we can safely assume that Perl is not installed on them.

I am looking for a Perl module or other solution that would allow me to do the following:

  • The application should automatically start when you log in and minimize to the system tray until the user expands it by clicking the icon on the taskbar.

  • When expanding from the taskbar, the application should provide a simple Windows GUI for the script. The GUI is super trivial: a status bar showing the status of the application and a “Do things” button that will trigger the processing of the business logic of the applications.

  • Perfect wizard-based installation in the style of Windows. I would like to be able to distribute [application-name]-install.exe , which will guide the user through the installation. Perl plus dependencies must be installed behind the scenes.

Are there any tools and / or tools for the Perl GUI that would help me achieve these goals?

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There are many more ways to do this. I think that these modules will facilitate your work.

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I am using perlapp from ActiveState to compile scripts into a standalone exe. This is commercial, but I did not have the problems that I sometimes encountered with PAR / pp.

When I need to pack more than just .exe (database drivers, configurations, templates, etc.), a quick installer can be done using InnoSetup.

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