The Perl and Raku Conference 2024 in Las Vegas

Actually Portable Perl (APPerl) is a distribution of Perl that runs on several OSs via the same binary. APPerl builds to a single binary with Perl modules packed inside of it. This talk will cover how APPerl works and how it can be used to build cross-platform, single binary, standalone Perl apps.Programming in Perl is awesome, but how can you get non-Perl programmers, even non-technical users to run your program? The easiest way might be to ship a binary. Tools such as [PAR::Packer](https://metacpan.org/pod/PAR::Packer) can be a great way to create a binary, but it requires packing on each target system and is difficult to do right on non-Windows platforms (often due to dependence on system libc). The [Cosmopolitan Libc](https://github.com/jart/cosmopolitan#cosmopolitan) enables creating polygot executables that run on multiple operating systems including Windows, Linux, Mac, and more with the same binary! [APPerl](https://computoid.com/APPerl/) is a distribution of Perl built with the Cosmopolitan Libc that enables creating cross-platform, single binary, standalone Perl apps.

In this talk, I'll start by briefly going over the challenges distributing Perl applications. Then, I'll briefly explain what Actually Portable Executables are, show how they work, and how Perl can be built as one. Finally, I'll cover the leap between being a specialized Perl Distribution (APPerl) and working as a binary packager and demonstrate how APPerl can be used to package up Perl applications.Audience: All["Perl", "Open Source", "Polyglot", "Native"]