Shell script compilers...

[Stephen Cacclin]

Hello all,

I am looking for a way to distribute some bourne shell scripts in an
unreadable form. Has anyone though of a way to do this? I guess I am looking
for some sort of script compiler.

Any and all help would be most appreciated.

Stephen Cacclin

P.S. Please cc any posts to my email address, thanks.
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[Greg Comeau]

In article <cacclin.797074025@vanbc> cac...@vanbc.wimsey.com (Stephen Cacclin) writes:
>I am looking for a way to distribute some bourne shell scripts in an
>unreadable form. Has anyone though of a way to do this? I guess I am looking
>for some sort of script compiler.

You might want to check out CCsh, "The Bourne Shell Compiler" available
from us (Comeau Computing). CCsh compiles your script to C which
is then brought to native object code by your C compiler. This is
not just a wrapper or encryptor product.

- Greg

[Murple]

com...@csanta.attmail.com (Greg Comeau) writes:

>In article <cacclin.797074025@vanbc> cac...@vanbc.wimsey.com (Stephen Cacclin) writes:
>>I am looking for a way to distribute some bourne shell scripts in an
>>unreadable form. Has anyone though of a way to do this? I guess I am looking
>>for some sort of script compiler.

>You might want to check out CCsh, "The Bourne Shell Compiler" available
>from us (Comeau Computing). CCsh compiles your script to C which
>is then brought to native object code by your C compiler. This is
>not just a wrapper or encryptor product.

Is this commercialware or is it available off of the Net? And in either case, is a Linux version available or planned?

[Andrew Michaelson]

In <3m4rr1$k...@clark.net> mur...@clark.net (Murple) writes:

>
>com...@csanta.attmail.com (Greg Comeau) writes:
>
>>In article <cacclin.797074025@vanbc> cac...@vanbc.wimsey.com (Stephen
Cacclin) writes:
>>>I am looking for a way to distribute some bourne shell scripts in an
>>>unreadable form. Has anyone though of a way to do this? I guess I am
looking
>>>for some sort of script compiler.
>
>>You might want to check out CCsh, "The Bourne Shell Compiler" available
>>from us (Comeau Computing). CCsh compiles your script to C which
>>is then brought to native object code by your C compiler. This is
>>not just a wrapper or encryptor product.
>

Q1. Since I can and do write in both Bourne Shell and ANSI C, would there
be any advantage (other than time) using your product versus writing a C
program from scratch? Also, how tight is the C code generated? Can the
compiler output a converted .c file as well as an object file? I know the
last part borders on the ridiculous, but if you don't ask....

Q2. I support various commercial UNIX variants for my employer (primarily
SCO, UnixWare, HP-UX and AIX, though). Do you have compilers for all
these platforms? Any others? What cost?

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