RE: packaging for windows

["Konovalov, Vadim" <vkonovalov spb lucent com>]

> > Did anyone look into packaging perl/gtk applications for windows ?
> >
> > I have some users that would really like a package that "Just Works" 
> > (when perl was installed already).
> > I installed my application manually on one system but it involved 
> > manually unzipping a lot of dll's which is quite obscure.
> >
> > Thanks,
>
> I would write to ActiveState and ask them to include it in their
> Perl distribution, like they do with Tk.  
> Most Windows users wouldn't be able to use Tk, if it wasn't for the
> pre-packaging that ActiveState does.

Unlike Tk, where GUI part is inside extension, perl-Gtk uses external
bindings, so your proposal will end up with including entire Gtk engine
inside ActivePerl distribution? I think this isn't possible.

Vadim.