How does script packaging (PAR::Packer) affect performance or memory usage?

Packaging Perl scripts using PAR::Packer can have significant effects on performance and memory usage. When you package a Perl script, it can increase the initial loading time due to the overhead of the packaging process, but it may also streamline the execution of the script by bundling dependencies. The overall performance impact depends on how the script interacts with its environment and the size of the packaged application.

use PAR::Packer;
# Example of packaging a simple Perl script
pp -o myscript.par myscript.pl