use Perl

Previously, PAR users need to have a C compiler to build self-contained binaries using pp. But now, if there is a binary package available for the that architecture, the Makefile.PL script will automatically fetch it, unpack into blib/, and the installation will continue as normal, resulting in a fully-functional 'pp'.

That feature is part of my soon-to-be-released Module::Install framework(snapshot); it should greatly benefit all CPAN authors with non-pure-perl distributions.

Also, a 'pp'-generated package will now strip POD sections from packed dependencies (user's own scripts are unaffected), reducing its size significantly. PAR executables can also work with UPX for maximized space-saving.

At the time of release, PAR only have pre-compiled binaries for a few architectures; if your platform does not ship with a C compiler by default (e.g. Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX), and you happen to have PAR successfully compiled, please type "make par" after installation, and mail it to me. URL pointing to the file is preferred, but you may also include the package in the email as attachment. Thanks!