A widely used, free alternative on CPAN that bundles Perl scripts and their dependencies into standalone executables.
While it does not include the PDK tools, the ActiveState Platform now provides managed, secure Perl runtimes and advanced dependency management to replace legacy workflows. Perl Dev Kit -PDK-
Unlike a true compiler (like gcc for C), the PDK does not translate Perl opcodes into machine code. Instead, it uses a technique called A widely used, free alternative on CPAN that